Being the owner of a very origional (right down to the factory air still in
the tires) 80 Spit Russet Brown garage queen. I can only vote that you keep
the color origional. There are very very few of the "Browns" left.
Larry Spitman
-----Original Message-----
From: PVanDuyne@aol.com <PVanDuyne@aol.com>
To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 4:13 AM
Subject: Painting my Spit
>Listers,
>
>Last summer I rear ended another car and destroyed the nose of my Russet
Brown
>1980 Spit.
>After a few quick kick in the pants I decided to fix the car. The bonnet is
>repaired with new metal and now I have to repaint. I plan to do the
complete
>exterior and keep the car brown, but I am not very fond of the Russet Brown
>(Code 93) shade. What do all of you think about my switching to Sienna
Brown
>(Code 23) exterior only? I realize that a pure restoration would not allow
>this but the car already has some departure from original in the exhaust
and
>emission systems. I have yet to see a Sienna Brown car but the paint chips
I
>have I think I like. This is probably an irreversible decision so I wanted
>your input.
>
>
>Thanks in advance
>Pete
>
>Russet Brown 93 205 AAE
24378
>Sienna Brown All 70-73 23 AAN
23406
>
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