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Re: red vs orange

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Subject: Re: red vs orange
From: GLCurley@aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 17:57:04 EDT
Safety Orange is definitely a pumpkin orange.  Unfortunately there are 
different colours of pumpkins, so "McLaren Racing Orange" might help if you 
follow 
auto racing.  Safety red has been called the color of Campbells tomato soup.  
The colors can also become faded if exposed to the elements.


> Bricklin safety red is not as red as we are used to seeing and is more of a
> burnt orange color. It is hard to say if your car has been painted without
> inspecting it. If your car was a bright red the for sure it was painted.
> Bricklin safety orange was closer to amber than orange and the red closer to
> orange than red. A rose by any other name......
> 
> 
> >Hi everyone! I am the new owner (as of  04/12/03) of #2645. The VIN says
> >it's red, the former owner says it's red, but I say (and virtually
> >everyone who sees the car) says it's orange- about the shade of a
> >pumpkin.   Just wondering has the car's finish faded or
> >been painted, or is it supposed to look orange?
> >
> >Jim McClure, Houston, TX

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