So where did the blue of Ecurie Ecosse come into the picture ? I`m thinking of
the D types of the 50`s, John Lawrence, Ninian Sanderson etc.
Ron
Struggling with identifying a red, Signal we think, on the E type..
----- Original Message -----
From: Owen Jenkins
To: mogtalk2
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Somewhere in France- the colour green.
Hi Lorenz,
BRG is just the shade of green chosen by the maker at the time. People have
used most shades of green, except lime green (thankfully). MG's version for the
MGB (a sort of grass green) was the commonest and probably the longest-running,
but Jaguar have used several different colours which they have referred to as
BRG, one of the nicest being a metallic, medium/dark bluish green in the 1980s.
Their '90s BRG used on the F1 cars was a totally different shade, much
brighter. Both are very different from the BRG of their '50s racing heyday.
In the same way, the national racing colours of other countries varied
enormously - French racing blue could range from a pale, baby blue to a full
Scottish Saltire blue; if you look at some of the old Italian racers from
between the wars, you'll find that they are a much darker red than the modern
"Rosso", more crimson than the modern scarlet.
Regards,
Owen.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lorenz Arner
To: mogtalk2
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] Somewhere in France- the colour green.
gerry - ah yes, but the location, location, location.
My 66 4/4 V comp B1217 was exported from the factory to Los Angeles in
primer coat. It was painted green in Califonia. I would love to learn who
arranged that and what the color is. It is very similar to the color of your
car. Very nice.
Does anyone know - Did each marque have a different shade green specific to
the marque and are there variations to "British Racing Green?"
Thank you for the info.
Best - Lorenz
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