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Re: Beautiful orange GT's

To: Jon Larsen <jon.larsen@mnplan.state.mn.us>, mgs@Autox.Team.Net,
Subject: Re: Beautiful orange GT's
From: Chris Nevard <spridgeteer@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:26:25 -0800 (PST)
>>When I asked him what color it was, he said,
"I dunno. Poop Green?"

 Anybody know what 'poop' color this is? 

Maybe 'Citron'  - lurid yellow with a hint of green  - kinda grows on
you . . 

Chris






---Jon Larsen <jon.larsen@mnplan.state.mn.us> wrote:
>
> Don,
> 
> It is interesting that your wife says that it looks like baby poop.
I stopped to talk with an MG owner, at a shoppnig center, about the
color of his car. It was original, and sort of pea-soupy green. I
don't remember the year exactly, but it was about a 72-74 roadster.
When I asked him what color it was, he said,
> "I dunno. Poop Green?"
> 
>  Anybody know what 'poop' color this is? 
> 
> Without an actual color chip by the name, when I look at the color
lists by year I can't decide what it was supposed to be.
> 
> Did MG in particular have a 'thing' about poopy colors back them, or
did we all seem to lack taste in that era, when judged by the current
preference in colors?  I seem to recall some strange colors on Pintos
and Comets, among others.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Larsen 
> 79 MGB roadster (KGB Blue, ..er I mean Pageant Blue)
> 
> >>> Donald Scott <scottdon@napanet.net> 01/05 9:36 PM >>>
> At 09:50 PM 1/5/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Nice car, John. 
> >Ok, now I have a question. Since this GT is a '73 as is the
roadster I'm
> getting, can someone tell me what the difference is between
"Butterscotch"
> and "Blaze"??? 
> >
> 
> Snipping more of same...
> 
> >So, why so cheap?  Basically, the color, which is original, turns
stomachs.
> >Also, its a GT with Rostyles and not a Tourer with Wires.  
> >
> >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/exterior.jpg 
> >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/interior.jpg 
> >http://members.aol.com/MGMagnette/mgpics/front.jpg 
> >
> >Thanks-
> >
> >   John
> >
> >
> My '73 GT is orange with blue interior also.  I actually like the
color, but
> my wife says it likes like baby poop.  I had it repainted (a first
class
> job) and I didn't even consider another color.
> 
> Don Scott
> 
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Chris Nevard

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