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frank12873 wrote:Pretty cool, Dan.
... I always thought BRG was a dark green, but I read something recently that led me to believe its a lighter shade of green. ....
BRG isn't actually a color. It's more of an idea.
"Back in the day" before big buck sponsorship, race cars were painted in colors that identified them by country of origin, red for Italy, silver (or sometimes white) for Germany, blue for France, green for Great Britain, etc.
They didn't have specific shades, you only needed to be able to identify the car with a quick glance as it roared past. Jaguar, Aston Martin, Lotus, MG, Austin Healey, Cooper, BRM, etc, etc all had green cars but they weren't all the same green. If you look at classic race cars in museums and in historic photos (which usually have questionable color accuracy) they do tend to be dark shades, often with somewhat olive tones.
I always "go to the source", which for me, is the WW2 British "Spitfire"
Any of those greens look fantastic on a car.
Speaking of which, IMHO, Mitch Ware did a fantastic job with BRG on his.
All he needs is the "bulls-eye" on the side and a couple 50cals under the headlights!
Last edited on 07-14-2006 10:02 pm by mdutch