I believe that there was a brief flurry of interest in colors that were
supposed to be more eye-catching, as in more visible, than colors of the
time. I recall a couple of magazine articles that made that argument, one
in which a color photo of an intersection taken from 50 floors up in a
skyscraper was supposed to demonstrate the point. Seems to me that the
white cars showed up most, but then I didn't write the article.
Bob
On Tue, 06 Jan 1998 10:09:26 -0600 Jon Larsen
<jon.larsen@mnplan.state.mn.us> writes:
>Don,
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>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?"
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> Anybody know what 'poop' color this is?
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>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.
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>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.
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>Regards,
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>Jon Larsen
>79 MGB roadster (KGB Blue, ..er I mean Pageant Blue)
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>>>> 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"???
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>Snipping more of same...
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>>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
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>>Thanks-
>>
>> John
>>
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>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.
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>Don Scott
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