Can anyone tell me what issue of GRM this MGB article is in?
Thanks,
donny v
78 MGB
In a message dated 12/29/2003 2:11:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
> on 12/26/03 4:25 PM, Paul T. Root at proot@horton.iaces.com wrote:
>
> >
> >I also like the idea of getting rid of the chrome strips.
> >Any opinions on that?
>
> A friend once had a 65 B that was all original except that the side strips
> had been removed when it was painted, and the holes filled. In shiny Tartan
> Red with wires, he liked to think it resembled a Ferrari or other italian
> car, and to be sure it gave it a different look. A little thicker in the
> midsection, and perhaps older, like an advanced late-50s car instead of a
> contemporary 60s car.
>
> It might have the opposite effect on an RBB, making it look more modern
> (like an RV8).
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