[Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC?

[celiracer81 at hotmail.com]

I would like to know this as well as i am also considering the LeMans style
paint scheme for my Spit.  Thanks!





> From: parrotthead01 at comcast.net
> To: mark at bradakis.com; spitfires at autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:08:51 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC?
>
> Does anyone have the dimensions or the pattern for the LeMans Style nose
> strip? Or do you just eyeball it?
>
>
> Dan Parrott
> Savannah, Ga
> 1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ"
> 1972/1978 Spit Six Project car "Joseph"
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark J Bradakis
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 11:13 PM
> To: Spitfire list
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Painting a Spit: Single-stage vs. BC/CC?
>
> I prefer the single stage paints, usually in original factory colors.
> They have the appropriate, oh, character for the cars.
>
> Back when I was younger and more enthusiastic I had this idea
> that I wanted three Spitfires - a street car, a show car and one to
> race. And I had a paint scheme in mind, using four factory
> colors - Delft Blue, Wedgewood Blue, Royal Blue ( a really dark
> navy ) and Jasmine yellow. I did get one car painted in the scheme
> I had in mind, check out the bottom photo on the page at
> http://fatchancegarage.com The body is Jasmine, the LeMans
> style nose strip is Delft, with a thin line of Wedgewood edging.
> I did have a Mark 1 street car that I got started on, had a rough
> coat of Delft on it to see if I really liked the color. I did, well,
> still do.
>
> Never did get more than one Spit running at a time, but I did
> manage to get the air tank to match:
>
> http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18
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>
>
> mjb.
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