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MG TD TF 1500 - Looking for pictures of an almond green T series

I am looking for any pictures of someone's almond green T series car. I am restoring a TF and would like to see what that color looks like on a car. Also I would like any paint codes that the person used to mix their color. Thanks for any help.

John
John Progess

Maybe this link will help,

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtf/Pictures/Photos/Thumbnails/mgtf_gallery_photos.htm

Regards,
Dennis
D F Sexton

John,
My TF was recently redone in British Racing Green with the tan leather interior. It has proven to be a show stopper combination. I can email you a picture if you wish.
Gene
Gene Burgess

John. Many moons ago I painted my 54 TF a green. Do not laugh. It is a generic color called (Mack Truck Green). It is a dark green and is available in many types of finishes, mine at that time was in laquer.It was the closest thing I could find that was my idea of BRG.
Sandy Sanders
conrad sanders

John, for the formulas for Almond Green, go to Chris Couper's site at
http://www.british-cars.org.uk/kimber/mgtd/mgtd_finishes.htm#formulas
Please remember that BRG is an undefined color.
Bud Krueger

I think Almond Green is/was a very light green color. Not like the more common dark greens one usually sees on TDs.
Jim Merz

Gene, I'd like to see some pictures please. Mine was originaly red (presently bare metal) and I think the car would look better in a brg. Have seen photos and chips of the original green and didn't care to much for that shade. Don't want to copy you but I too was thinking tan or biscut interior.
Thanks,

LED
LED DOWNEY

For those not aware, The June 1996 TSO featured an article by Hal & Joan Kramer entitled "Paint for the T Series MG".

Reprints are available through Gene Fodor of The Register.

This article reproduced as closely as possible, swatches of all the T-Series colours - unfortunately they didn't reproduce well in the article and many, especially the 4 dark greens, fell victim to reproduction (printing) problems.

Almond Green is common to all T-Series models from the TA to the TF with the exception of the TD Series 2. Strangely, Almond Green was the only colour applied to the T-Series uniquely in Nitro Cellulose laquer (still available if you don't mind being a little covert, as this paint has been legislated out because of its explosive nature)

In the final analysis however and to quote the article " ... shades of a given colour varied on a daily basis ..." This was a result of the factory mixing their own paints and the results were unpredictable as there is no record of standardized 'chips' or swatches, being available of comparison.

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.
Gordon A. Clark

John
To see some fine examples of almond green TFs click on http://hometown.aol.com./tfrecord/index.html. This is our TF Record site, then go to Photo Gallery. We think that you'll enjoy what you see.
Art
Art Mafli

Gene,
I would definately like to see a picture. Would you also let me know the brand and possibly the paint code of the BRG you used. Thanks for the response. My email is jprogess@att.net (only one r in name).

John
John Progess

John, email and picture on the way.
LED, give me an email address and I can do the same.
Gene
Gene Burgess

Gene,
Sorry thought my e-mail address was on the header.
It is dorydd0555@aol.com
Thanks,

LED
LED DOWNEY

John, Don't know if it matters to you but the TF came in almond green or almond green metalic. My 54 was originally almond green metalic with green interior. Although the same basic color, the metalic in the green gives an illusion of a different color, brighter and lighter. I would definitely say it is not BRG. If it were I would probably have left it green. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures to share, as my car is now red.
FWIW
Dan H.
Dan Hanson

John, I have seen a friends TD in Almond Green and it is nothing like BRG, I may even have a pic of it somewhere but that sort of colour would not show up well on a pic.

Even if you had the original paint codes my experience is that paint mixers do not have access to those pigments available in the 50's. I went thro this problem when restoring my 51TD in Ivory and the solution I found was to match your perception of the required colour to those swatches of available colours now available as standard. If you have a good colour memory you will not be disappointed.

Good Luck,

David Tinker. Wales UK

David Tinker

Almond metallic is a tricky one to get right as modern metallics can look too 'showy'. Photo #14 on Dennis' link is about right, although the colour looks a little 'dead' in the shade of the garage. The factoy paint did not last well in the sun, so these cars were soon resprayed, usually in a plain dark green (which was all the owner could aford, or all the paint shop could manage).

Matthew
Matthew Magilton

This thread was discussed between 03/07/2004 and 08/07/2004

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