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Re: Engine paint colors

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Engine paint colors
From: eric@erickson.on.net
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 03:29:36 +0000
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Neil Cotty wrote:

> Ditto - does someone have a photo of an unrestored B motor and a photo of a
> restored motor with the Moss colour - on the web? How about a photo with the
> Bill Hirsh enamel? There's a pic in Original MGB of an Early, restored MGB
> motor (gorgeous), this looks a different shade to the colour of the
> unrestored engines seen in later pictures. I also notice something weird
> about my motor. The rocker colour is a different shade to the block. Maybe
> from a different paint batch? Maybe these were painted seperately, or maybe
> the heat has affected the cover and block at different rates? One is steel
> the other cast iron soo.. Food for thought.


Ha! My engine is definitely RED and not the Maroon that I see/hear about.  Not 
only that, but my rocker cover is GREY!  I wasn't/am not so worried (hey, its 
just an engine) and I am certainly not going to pull the thing out of the car 
just for a paintjob... but it might be nice to have that rich, old maroon in 
there.  Maybe I will just have to replace the grey cover with... a CHROME 
one... 
oooooohhhh.

Eric
'68MGB MkII



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