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Re: British Racing Green

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: British Racing Green
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 06:44:21 -0500 reply-type=original
References: <200409082021.AA2020016456@intrex.net> <001a01c49643$f9d249e0$0c00000a@guy>
Oh the shame of it all! To post a link to miata.net on the Spridget List. 
Very good list of colours, however.

>>>I understood that Green was the prefered colour of the successfull 
>>>privately
entered Le Mans Bentleys...

If you look at this link: 
http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/triumph/time01.html
(ok, ok, it IS a Triumph site, but Triumph motorcycles), they claim that the 
numbers were originally assigned in 1900. Since the Le Mans race did not 
exist until 1923, I think I must question the causality of your implied 
syllogism.
David Lieb 

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