So DMH was overseeing production at Abingdon?
jf
Mike Maclean wrote:
> List,
> There is a story that was related to me about Healey engine colors. It
> goes: a judge of concours was was telling an entrant that the hue of green for
> his Healey engine was the wrong shade. A mustachioed man watching this
>exchange
> tapped the judge on the shoulder and asked him how he knew that it was the
> wrong shade. The judge replied that he had seen many Healeys and was an
>expert
> in such matters. The mustachioed man replied that he thought that he was more
> of an expert on the engine colors since he was Geoff Healey. He went on to
>say
> that some days they would run out of paint and his father would send him out
>to
> the hardware store for more, so the shade was not always exactly the same and
> it wasn't always the same kind of paint! Needless to say the "judge" did not
> have much of a comeback for this.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
> "Paul A. Asgeirsson" wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Interesting bit on the engine colors. I just got through looking at
> > Horlers book and it looks like all 948 and 1098 engines were painted the
> > green that is the same as Morris engines. With the exception of the 12V,
> > 1275 engines were all the "Healey Green" type of color, which is sort of a
> > metallic green. The 12V 's were all painted black.
> >
> > So it looks like there were at least three colors of engines in the
> > Spridget group. The early green color I stock in spray cans in Enamel.
> > There was a variation in this color as I suspect that they mixed it in 55
> > gallon drums, first thing Monday Morning and they really were not into
> > accurate measurements or they couldn't read the formula that early in the
> > week!
> >
> > Paul A
> >
> > FROM: "John D'Agostino", INTERNET:jdagostino@mediaone.net
> > TO: "WFO Herb", INTERNET:froggi@cdsnet.net
> > CC: Spridgets, INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> > DATE: 2/13/01 3:46 PM
> >
> > Re: Re: Engine Paint
> >
> >
> > Bill Hirsh has excellant engine enamels. Either by the spray bomb or
> > quarts.
> > I've bought quarts to spray the big items, then use a brush for touch up.
> > Flows really well with minimum brush marks. Try a foam brush.
> > http://www.hirschauto.com/home.html
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WFO Herb" <froggi@cdsnet.net>
> > To: "Keith Ickes" <kickes@IR.ColoState.EDU>
> > Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 2:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: Engine Paint
> >
> > > Try Eastwood
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Keith Ickes wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does anyone know a source for aerosol spray cans of Healey Green engine
> > paint?
> >
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