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Re: BRG

To: DWhitesdJr <DWhitesdJr@aol.com>
Subject: Re: BRG
From: Dick Carlson <atrltd@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 09:28:17 -0600

DWhitesdJr wrote:

> The shade of BRG was dependent on the mood of the manufacturer and, in Colin
> Chapman's case, who had the cheapest price for paint.  At one time he was
> using Valspar Battleship Green, which is still available.  This was part of an
> advertising package paid by Valspar and featuring Lotus in various British
> auto magazine ads.

  And then check the shade of green that Aston Martin used  - sort of a
regurgitated creamed spinach color.

--
Dick
Age & Treachery Racing, Ltd.
Kansas City, USA
http://home.earthlink.net/~atrltd



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