J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
>
> I remember somebody mentioning the Black Tulip color a week or so
> ago...sorry for bringing it up again.... At the Townsend show, I saw a
> gorgeous MGB painted, what I remember they called it, Black Orchid, but
> since I could only find Black Tulip in Lindsay Porter's book, I assumed
> my memory was faulty. I was trying to find a picture of this color, and
> found a purple BGT in some book I have at home with pictures of cars
> from the MG Owners Club, and that purple was nasty, but it didn't tell
> the color name.
>
> Was there more than one purple, or was this just two different shades of
> the same color name? The B in that book was painted the kind of purple
> that they paint low riders with, and the one at the show was beautiful.
> Maybe it was just the picture.
>
> Thanks for dealing with all my paint questions, but since my Midget is
> at the shop as we speak, I'll have some new questions soon! :-) Like
> "What do all these little parts I have in baggies go to?" and "Is it
> okay to have bolts left over?"
>
> adrian
>
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> adrian@utk.edu
> adrian@icx.net
>
> "Anything tastes like chicken
> with the right seasoning!"
>
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Yes, there was a rather brilliant purple color called "Aconite" used for
only one year, I believe. It's not my cup of tea, but some folks like
it. Saw a F*rd Pr*b* painted something very similar t'other day and it
looked pretty good on a newer car.
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