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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Paint colour matching woes

I've finished making my bonnet bulge to cover the K-series.

Shaped by eye using heavy aluminium mesh riveted to the hole for the cam cover, then fibreglass and filler.

My car was resprayed before I got it - I believe it's an original MG colour for later year midgets, because I've seen a small number of similar coloured cars.

I tried "Bracken", but as you can see from the foto, it's a slightly greener colour.

My next guesses would be Blaze (BLVC16) or Bronze Yellow (BLVC15).

Does anybody recognise the car colour?
or have a link to a site with good examples of the Leyland colours?

Thanks,
Hugh


Hugh Alison

I thought your car looked like Bronze yellow and would account for the registration but try this website

http://www.teglerizer.com/mgcolors/
Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo

allowing for colour variances on photos and monitors, as it's a colour that I like on a Midget I'd also say it was probably Bronze Yellow

I went to look at buying one in that colour in Wales

I like your wheels too :)

photo of 1971/2 sales brochure, no mention of colour though




Nigel Atkins

Thankyou - Bronze Yellow will be my next try.
Hugh Alison

The brochure that Nigel posted is bronze yellow.

Here's a photo of a bronze yellow Midget that I had...


Dave O'Neill2

that's right make me even more jealous

Hugh,
I hope you get no charge 'Road Tax' if yours is was registered on 1/1/73 as it’s from manufacture date not registered date

I had a car manufactured on 8 Jan 1973 so it missed the 7 days discretion by one day!
Nigel Atkins

I would almost definitely say that it is Bronze yellow.

It is the colour I dream of owning a 73 RWA in... its the car BL used in nearly all they're adverts - and there are some good ones!
C L Carter

This thread was discussed between 21/05/2012 and 23/05/2012

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