Gerhard, Thanks for the red information. Is this RAL3003 an ICI paint code?
tommm
> My friends and I use for the red color RAL3003.
> Its more difficult to find a color for that grey-greenish-Blue on racing
> engines!
>
> Gerhard
>
>
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]Im
> Auftrag von Lew Palmer
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 15. Januar 2002 06:00
> An: 'tom metcalf'; 'MMM List'
> Betreff: RE: Engine # 1528A135P
>
>
> By the way, Tom, what paint do you use? I think Ford red and
> International Harvester red are too light. MGA/MGB (engine) red is too
> dark.
>
> Lew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom metcalf [mailto:mgtom@bright.net]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 10:50 PM
> To: Lew Palmer; MMM List
> Subject: Re: Engine # 1528A135P
>
>
> > 5) There were traces of green paint found on the block and
> PA1260
> > is listed a 4-seater. I know 4-seater engines were painted green, but
> do
> > we know the color of engines destined for Airline Coupes?
>
> BMC painted their rebuilt engines green in the 1950s. This is why many
> of
> the engines (not only OHC) were green by the time we got ahold of them.
> My
> PB engine was green, too, even though it's a 2 seater. The racing dept
> spent
> days on the racing engines and they were blue (brushed) to differenciate
> >from standard production engines - which were red. Under several layers
> of
> different colors I got down to dark red in the crevices on my F-type
> 6-cyl
> block and nose piece. But who knows if even THIS is the original? I
> don't.
> tommm
>
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