[6pack] Need your opinions, please!

[Ruffner, James A *HS]

First of all, there is no "true British Racing Green."  There are variations
on a theme.  TR-3s used a darker, more "flat" green (it includes some black
and yellow in the mixing code), MG used one with a more yellow hue, and the
Lotus cars used ones with even more yellow, thus the "lighter" green you
describe.

I repainted my TR-3A with a Jaguar dark metallic green, which Jag used in the
late 50s into the mid-60s.  It is a deep green with gold highlights when the
sun hits it just right. In terms of "greens" it is very close to that used by
Triumph in the 50s and early 60s, but it is metallic versus a flat green.  BMW
offers a very similar green on their Z3's and Z4's now.
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Greg Dito [dito9561 at bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 3:13 PM
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Subject: [6pack] Need your opinions, please!

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Listers,

Without going into the aggravating 'how' and 'why' details I would greatly
appreciate opinions of fellow enthusiasts about the color of my freshly
painted tub.  The car is not being built to an original standard but I did
want a particular color that was representative of the traditional British
Racing Green.

Best laid plans were "Murphy-ized' and what I now have is an unusual color
for a 250 that I am heavily biased against because of what the expectation
was and my years of TR ownership.  I don't hate the color but everyone who
has seen the car, all non-enthusiasts who have no real basis for comparison,
thinks I'm crazy for considering repainting it, or at least attempting to
use a blue tinted clear to soften the green.  It does remind me of the
lighter racing green used by Lotus in the 50s, 60s and 70s.  All other body
panels are still in primer.

So, please take a look http://www.triumphowners.com/231 and give me your
valued opinions, be it "absolutely ghastly" or "too cool".   Right now I'm
on the fence.

Thank you all!

Greg Dito
CD6250L
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