FWIW, when I bought my 66 E-Type it was Carmine Red. It is now a beautiful
OEW.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: <GSFuqua1@aol.com>
> To: <davidwjones@cox.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 1/22/06 11:43:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Value Insanity
>
> It only matters if it is something that matters to you. Which is to say
it
> is just a personal idiosyncrasy. Certainly nothing to get worked up over
or
> pay an outrageous amount of money for one way or the other. Some of us
are just
> a little....tilted this way. Personally I have done both. I have a 62
> Triumph TR 3B that was originally Signal Red. When I purchased it as a
resto
> project the other person was in the process of painting it British Racing
Green.
> (Which I am also very fond of) However this particular car still has the
> original window sticker, etc., and it just seemed wrong to change it so I
have
> restored it by stripping the BRG off, which thankfully was only partially
done and
> that poorly and going with the original color. I have another 62 TR 3B
that
> essentially has no heritage so I painted it what I wanted. Had to go
through 4
> different layers and colors to get back to metal but there it is. Hope
that
> makes sense but if not....Oh well....What can be said for a fellow that
owns
> several Triumphs, Austin-Healeys and MG's? He's nuts of course!!!
>
> Cheers to all & Motor On!!
>
> Gary
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