[Healeys] Coronet Cream?

Rich C richchrysler at quickclic.net
Tue Apr 22 06:37:27 MDT 2008


Ed,

Is the example on the car lighter or darker than the Pikovnik and TCP Global 
samples? Colour photos are never a good guide but I'm including these as a 
rough idea of the "look". Note also the shut pillar piping.

Rich
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E.A. Driver" <edriver at sasktel.net>
To: "Austin Healey list" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 9:29 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Coronet Cream?


> 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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