On the other hand, if you leave the car sitting in the sun with the top
down, you really appreciate the cloth inserts. Especially if you have
on shorts!!!
Joe
Laura G. wrote:
>
> You're right about the seats! I've had two previous spits with the
> houndstooth cloth-and even though it looks great and is original, it's
> sucky. (Or you can get seat covers but then what's the point?) Also, where I
> live, there's a marine layer in the evenings, so if you're out at a movie or
> something-you get to sit on damp cloth. When the PO of my current spit
> restored the car, he kept everything really pretty original-except 2 things:
> the colour was that icky malachite sort of green and he redid it a Jag
> D-type green, and he put in great seats! Everyone thinks at first (and
> second) sight that they're black leather! They are a whiz to keep clean and
> bright and I never thought I'd say this, but I'm hooked!
> Sign me a reformed purist!
>
> Laura G.
> "78 BRG Spit named 'Nigel'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@idirect.com>
> To: Jack Levy - Computer Consultants - Hwd. FL <sales@cocoinc.com>;
> Spitfires Maillist <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 5:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Brown Color
>
> >I've seen some brown Spits and they look very nice, especially when the
> paint
> >looks good. But if you want to turn heads and get admiring looks, paint it
> a
> >colour that appeals. BRG is for purists. Red is, by far, the most popular.
> White
> >isn't exciting. Burgundy not bad.
> >My 76 Spit was originally BRG and changed to red (Carmen? Signal?) by a PO.
> My
> >new paint job is red as well. It is not an original red but a GM colour
> that
> >really stands out against other original Spits.
> >
> >On the seats: The later Spits had the hounds tooth centre strip. If you
> replace
> >it, you will find that you have to replace it again in a few years. It just
> >doesn't stand up. I recommend that you go with an all-vinyl seat cover kit.
> It
> >looks great on mine and will out-last the cloth by a long shot.
> >
> >Vic Whitmore
> >76 Spitfire
> >Thornhill, Ontario
> >Jack Levy - Computer Consultants - Hwd. FL wrote:
> >>
> >> I have not seen many brown Spitfires around, I wonder if it's because
> they
> >> were rare (doubt it) everyone hates brown cars or that they just look
> better
> >> in red or green. I would like to know your opinion on this, it is a 1980
> >> 1500 and has original brown paint.
> >> I bought the car about 2 weeks ago, it runs great, needs inserts on the
> >> seats (beige houndstooh), needs new top and the paint has about 5 or 6
> >> 1-inch or less surface rust spots, nothing serious. Should I paint it or
> >> strip it and paint it another color? I don't particularly like the brown
> but
> >> others seem to, I know it's MY car, but what are the pros and cons.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Jack
> >> 76 TR6
> >> 80 Spitfire
> >> 80 TR8
> >
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