[Mgs] Why I hate Red Cars

[Paul Root]

The tartan red is a deeper mellow red. Not an arrest me red.

I once got a ticket, when I lived in Kingston, NY for a red car. I was  
going the same speed as the Honda Accord ahead of me, but I was in a  
Boy Racer Red Isuzu Impulse Turbo.

A month earlier, I'd talked my way out of a ticket, heading out of  
Woodstock, about 100 yards from where it would change from 35 to 55.

On Jul 28, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:

> 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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