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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Engine Colour

Can anyone help with what the engine block and head colour for a 1965 Mk2 1098cc engine please ?

Graham

What ever green rattle can spray paint bmc had on the shelf at the moment

There is some info in the archives, but the olor was pretty much random light green color.

Prop
Prop and the Blackhole Midget

Something like this...


Dave O'Neill 2

I think MG and Austin Healey Sprite have different greens. I know the MG colour as MOWOG Green though it might have a real name. Healeys have a lighter green, not sure of it's name.

Later MG midgets were Black. Anyone got any definitive info for marque/year colours?

Rob
Rob aka MG Moneypit

Rob,

I think your on track, of course there is the BMC rebuilt gold and silvers... but thats another paint debate

Did they paint the transmissions the same as the engines... on my usa spec 1971, the engine and trans where non painted when I got mine... Im not sure what that means

Prop
Prop and the Blackhole Midget

I think it was British Standard Middle Bronze Green (BS 223)

see those urls for the right colour codes:
http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/images_2/BS-381C.jpg



see http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/technical_engine_colour.htm
Flip Brühl

Thanks for that everyone, green it is then.
Graham

Were some MG engines Red? MG Maroon comes to mind but that could be a character from Who framed Roger Rabbit?

Rob
Rob aka MG Moneypit

MGAs and early MGBs used maroon.
Dave O'Neill 2

This thread was discussed between 18/05/2015 and 19/05/2015

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