[Mgs] Why I hate Red Cars

[Dan DiBiase]

Hmmm, was planning on going with Tartan Red on my '65 project... Maybe I should consider GREEN!

 Dan D
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Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:13:56 PM
Subject: [Mgs] Why I hate Red Cars

I said I'd return to this, but figured it need to be a different subject.

A. When I was in my youth my sister was just going into college and got herself a red Fiat Spyder. She'd been forever harping about getting a little red sports car. She got one and wouldn't let me drive it. That's one strike.

2. Then later in life I discovered the prejudice that insurance companies and the police hold against red cars. In fact my first MG was red but dark enough to warrant calling it 'maroon' on the registration papers. I got away with it. It's always been known around here as the Maroon.

III. When I got this car ('67) it had been painted a late '70's Ford red and was in fairly good condition. Because of that I decided to rebuild it, this time body first. I wanted to tone down the red and spent several days with chips and paint books trying to find a suitable red that wasn't quite as loud. In the end I took a book Tartan and added some blue and am happy with the result. But looking at all those reds in different light - all I could see for the next twenty minutes was GREEN.

And then the color sanding and polishing after the paint was down. I had to take breaks every half hour so I could see something other than GREEN.

This week I had to re-polish the bonnet because I let the birdshit and water spots sit too long. Luckily my air compressor only holds enough air to keep the polishing gun going for about ten minutes. When I'd get back inside to let the tank refill all I could see was GREEN again.

That's why I hate red cars. I'm sick of looking at GREEN.

Glenn
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