Mail Archive Search: <+subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*British\s+Racing\s+Green\s*$/>

Results:

References: [ +subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*British\s+Racing\s+Green\s*$/: 14 ]

Total 14 documents matching your query.

1. British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:56:58 -0500; Hello friends, My midget is painted a color that some call dark British Racing Green. I suspect that that is just a way of saying, "We picked a color that looked like BRG but it turned out a little d; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00107.html (8,141 bytes)
2. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:34:13 -0400; If you research BRG, you will find that there was no definitive shade of BRG. If you want to paint your Midget the appropriate original green for the year of your car you can probably find factory sa; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00108.html (8,145 bytes)
3. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:55:19 -0500; There is no such colour as "British Racing Green". A hundred years or so ago colours were assigned to various countries so that spectators could tell which cars to root for before they had already l; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00109.html (8,583 bytes)
4. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:58:49 -0500; Thanks David... what they left out there, was the USA... LOL like they cared... they must have known we could never build a " Real " race car eh? K Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://www.te; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00110.html (8,085 bytes)
5. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:33:44 EDT; Italy got red, France got blue, Germany got silver I'm told there is an international movement afoot to change the official French color to yellow. Robert Houston Texan in New Mexico One meets his de; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00114.html (7,894 bytes)
6. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:29:49 -0400; weight I believe Germany orignally was white, but in the thirties, the Mercedes racers were over the weight limit, so they stripped the paint to reduce the weight. They thereby became the vaunted "Si; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00135.html (8,034 bytes)
7. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 14:19:49 -0500; I believe that to be correct, Kent. I also have seen indications that the USA was originally red, too. In a way I am glad that Ferrari ended up as red; can you imagine a better red than that? The vi; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00137.html (8,256 bytes)
8. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 20:21:00 -0400; Forgot where I read it but... (possibly in 'Motor Racing' by SCH Davis, Some teams' versions of "British racing green" were sooo dark as to be almost indistinguishable from black due to the (even the; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00144.html (7,887 bytes)
9. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:58:13 -0500 reply-type=original; I believe the unlucky green racing car concept is an American thing. Teo Fabi dissipated a lot of it about 20 years ago IIRC... Besides, the colors were divvied up back in 1900 and I don't think gre; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00146.html (8,594 bytes)
10. Re[2]: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:56:31 -0700; Hello David, for the complete list and a history http://www.miata.net/misc/racecolor.html -- Best regards, Bill mailto:pythias@pacifier.com "66 Sprite Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://www; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00148.html (8,027 bytes)
11. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:06:55 +0100; I understood that Green was the prefered colour of the successfull privately entered Le Mans Bentleys, and only subsequently became adopted as the "British" team colour. I don't believe it was ever a; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00150.html (9,071 bytes)
12. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 06:44:21 -0500 reply-type=original; Oh the shame of it all! To post a link to miata.net on the Spridget List. Very good list of colours, however. entered Le Mans Bentleys... If you look at this link: http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcyc; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00151.html (8,366 bytes)
13. Re[2]: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:15:38 -0700; Hello David, prejudiced are we? information is where you find it! are we going to start discounting "facts" because we don't like the source? sounds like a republican to me! (tongue firmly in cheek!; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00152.html (8,266 bytes)
14. Re: British Racing Green (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 18:52:03 +0100; Yes, I understand the subtlty of the distinction you make! Guy paint it degree Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://www.team.net/the-local/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=8; /html/spridgets/2004-09/msg00153.html (9,172 bytes)

Current List: 1 - 14
Page: [1]