[Healeys] Coronet Cream?

E.A. Driver edriver at sasktel.net
Mon Apr 21 19:29:10 MDT 2008


Hello All

According to the certificate from the British Heritage Trust the BN1 I 
am in the process
of restoring was originally painted Coronet Cream with dark blue 
interior, hood
and tonneau cover.

In comparing the "large chip" on page 22 of  Don Pikovink's book 
"Austin-Healey-
Guide to Historic Colors, Models 100, 100-Six, 3000 and Sprite" with an area
never really exposed to long and continuous sunlight, there is a marked 
difference
between the colour on the car and the chip.

The Coronet Cream chip from Pikovink's book is identical to the "beige" 
chip on the
1953 Healey/MG chip illustrated on "www.tcpglobal.com" in the 
autocolorlibrary
for the Healeys and MGs from 1953.  Not even a Jersey cow produces a cream
that brown!  All comments are welcome from current owners of Coronet Cream
100's, from the registrars of the registries for the 100's and from the 
concours
committee.

Kind regards
Ed

E.A. Driver
AHCUSA Historian
'53 BN1  '65BJ8  '89 Morgan 4/4
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan


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