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Sunbeam contention over the true color of Forest Green is NOTHING compared =
to Shelby Cobra debates on the true shade of Guardsman Blue. OY!
> On January 7, 2020 at 12:28 PM Tom Witt via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
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> A well stated and logical conclusion. It also brings a sense of relie=
f being on 12/26/19 I stated, =E2=80=9C Like many things Tiger it might be =
that each color batch was slightly different. And perhaps different UV expo=
sure and even waxing treatments alter the shade.=E2=80=9D And that simply b=
ased on a hunch given other irregularities germane to Tigers. Perhaps rathe=
r than arguing about who has the #86 color supremacy of originality perhaps=
it can be seen as the =E2=80=9Cfamily=E2=80=9D of #86=E2=80=99s and like w=
ith identical twins there are still subtle differences.
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> From: clyde mclaughlin via Tigers mailto:tigers@autox.team.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 8:34 AM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net mailto:tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] British car colors from the 60's
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> It looks like now the discussions on the correct green color has sett=
led down, I would like to add a comment based on dealership employment back=
in the early 70's. These comments apply to all the popular British marque=
s. In the early 60's thru late 70's the paint blending did not have the ac=
curacies that exist today, that being said paint mixed in the morning proba=
bly didn't match exactly paint mixed in the afternoon after a "2 Pint" lunc=
h. The sales staff at one dealership I worked at would always comment on a=
load of 7 cars that were all ordered the same color, but none were the sam=
e, especially the BRG ones. They would call the buyers in order of their d=
eposits and they could come pick the one they liked the best. That being s=
aid, which green or any other color for that matter is exactly correct is v=
ery subject to discussion and objectivity. We can all probably agree to dis=
agree, but just because you bought your car new and it has original paint, =
doesn't mean that someone else's car can't have the same "correct" color bu=
t be a different shade. When it comes to Sunbeam colors I feel that some o=
f the original colors need a little adjustment to really look good, please =
I know that may offend a few purists, I mean no offense, its just my person=
al taste.=20
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A well stated and logical conclusion. It also brings a sense of relie=
f being on 12/26/19 I stated, “
<em>Like many things Tiger it might be that each color batch was slig=
htly different. And perhaps different UV exposure and even waxing treatment=
s alter the shade</em>.” And that simply based on a hunch given other=
irregularities germane to Tigers. Perhaps rather than arguing about who ha=
s the #86 color supremacy of originality perhaps it can be seen as the R=
20;family” of #86’s and like with identical twins there are sti=
ll subtle differences.
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It looks like now the discussions on the correct green color has set=
tled down, I would like to add a comment based on dealership employment bac=
k in the early 70's.  These comments apply to all the popular Brit=
ish marques.  In the early 60's thru late 70's the paint blend=
ing did not have the accuracies that exist today, that being said paint mix=
ed in the morning probably didn't match exactly paint mixed in the afte=
rnoon after a "2 Pint" lunch.  The sales staff at one dealersh=
ip I worked at would always comment on a load of 7 cars that were all order=
ed the same color, but none were the same, especially the BRG ones.  T=
hey would call the buyers in order of their deposits and they could come pi=
ck the one they liked the best.  That being said, which green or any o=
ther color for that matter is exactly correct is very subject to discussion=
and objectivity. We can all probably agree to disagree, but just because y=
ou bought your car new and it has original paint, doesn't mean that som=
eone else's car can't have the same "correct" color but be =
a different shade.  When it comes to Sunbeam colors I feel that some o=
f the original colors need a little adjustment to really look good, please =
I know that may offend a few purists, I mean no offense, its just my person=
al taste. =20
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