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MrJoshua
MrJoshua SuperDork
2/18/09 7:32 p.m.
Luke wrote:
CarKid1989 wrote: How about black? Not very original, but a blacked out anything always looks mean.
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Wow! Take off the bumpers and paint it black and a TR6 goes from slab sided beefcake to all curvy and sexy.

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
2/18/09 8:04 p.m.

emerald green or slate gray..

http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1972-blmc-pg01.jpg

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/18/09 8:33 p.m.

I would still like to build one with a BMW S52 for power

JoeTR6
JoeTR6 New Reader
2/18/09 9:21 p.m.

I'm partial to mallard. It's blue, no green, no blue (depending on the light). My next choice would be sapphire blue which is dark but not quite navy blue.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand Dork
2/19/09 7:35 a.m.
JoeTR6 wrote: I'm partial to mallard. It's blue, no green, no blue (depending on the light). My next choice would be sapphire blue which is dark but not quite navy blue.

wow. that makes my, well, nevermind. Let's just say that i really like it.

as to slick's question, i recommend starting with a set of panasports and re-evaluating the current color.

Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
2/19/09 10:10 a.m.
MrJoshua wrote:
Luke wrote:
CarKid1989 wrote: How about black? Not very original, but a blacked out anything always looks mean.
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I think I need to go and buy some black paint

96DXCivic
96DXCivic Reader
2/19/09 1:37 p.m.

BRG

stumpmj
stumpmj Dork
2/19/09 1:40 p.m.

If you want an info on the autocross/performance side of things, let me know. I work with a friend who autocrossed on e seriously in the 80's. He still has it and keeps insisting that someday he'll get it back on the road.

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
2/19/09 2:09 p.m.
stumpmj said: autocrossed on e

wouldn't that be dangerous?

as for color, I recommend White with black rims...but that all black does look SICK!

wcelliot
wcelliot Reader
2/20/09 3:33 p.m.
longhorndude wrote: up the BRG, just dont paint it brown, dad had a brown tr6 once, terrible color for a fun car.

The factory brown is just downright nasty IMO... but very popular in the period. Did they even make Stags or Jensen Interceptors in any other color? (I once complained about my "Mustard" (baby p**p) yellow Europa and was shouted down by Lotus pruists who declared it one of the most desirable colors for the car.)

A previous owner painted our Dansom Plum car a custom brown with gold metallic... actually more attractive than it sounds... I wouldn't choose it myself, but we haven't been disgusted enough to respray it... ;-)

http://fnader.com/TR6.htm

Bill

mattmacklind
mattmacklind SuperDork
2/20/09 3:38 p.m.

I like to see LBC's painted in a BMW/Benzesque silver. Its not like any original color but seems to "modernize" the look a bit, if your looking to do something unoriginal.

I also like white on TR6's. They really look good in any color, though, you can't go wrong.

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