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Old 08-16-08, 04:57 PM
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Good background color

For a British Racing Green car?
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what do you mean?? interior???
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I think maybe Stu wasn't getting enough sleep when he posted this one. Would anybody in their right mind paint a 1st gen British Racing Green?
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It is a british racing green color car. There was a miata for sale in the classifieds, it was a 3rd gen. Orange exterior and it had a fall background.

My fathers Miata is BRG, so I was wondering what background would be good with it.

And Ray, I never get enough sleep
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Last I heard Miata's didn't have rotaries. They are kind of like an MG replica, boinger and all, updated and I agree the 3rd gens actually have some appeal.

We are going to need some pics Stu to figure out what the ____ you are talking about.
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Third gen miata's are EW. I love 2nd gens, then first gens.



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^^ nah man, they look cool, almost as if it was smiling at you when you see them
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Stu I couldn't find your post about putting 12As in weird cars so I'll attach them here:





What's a Villalba anyway?

Here's some others of what looks to be a rotary suzuki:





All from this post:

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-general-discussion-207/woodward-dream-cruise-pics-2008-56k-beware-779930/
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pretty wild rides there Ray!!!
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Originally Posted by ray green
Would anybody in their right mind paint a 1st gen British Racing Green?
Are you kidding? FBs look awesome in BRG. If my interior wasn't burgundy I'd do it myself.
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Coffee House Green is so yesterday. I'm not sure how BRG compares though.

Is anyone else tired of all the drab vehicles on the road these days? All you see anymore are black, white, biege and various shades of gray with the occasional red or dark blue thrown in. There is the rare yellow and metallic copper whatever every now and then, of course, but you do not see 'GLC orange' anywhere, nor a bright green or most other colors usually available during good times in our history ('50s, '80s; basically every 20 years or so).

I have a feeling the pendulum has reached the end and is now on its way back. Get ready for a bunch of bright colors to make a come back. I can't wait. Cars are boring and stupid looking right now. Too angular and ugly; this is always a precursor to something better just around the corner.
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Jeff, I'm with you, I'm frankly disgusted with the HoMoToyo look, everything looks like a friggin' Camry.

Even the stupid Miata's, which otherwise (besides the pistons) are pretty cool cars.

Give me a 7, the pinnacle of car design:



Now, could someone photoshop that to British Racing Green so we can all see why you never see a 7, 1st gen or otherwise, in BRG?

Bring on a GLC orange or bright green. Shoot, even white is better than BRG.
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BRG only looks right on a droptop with tan leather interior. And horses in the background.

IMHO.
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BRG looks good on mini cooper's with white racing stripes imho. Especially if it's a Cooper S If its a old school cooper it's even better :P
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I think I once saw a Jag in BRG with tan leather seats, convertable and it did look decent. It was at least ten years ago and must have made an impression on me becase I can still remember it.

But yeah I agree that color probably wouldn't look good on a 7.

Hey, check out this coffee house/forest green on my bro's GSL-SE. It was originally beige.

Click this link if the pic doesn't show up.
http://www.geocities.com/cd23c01/grx-701.jpg
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Originally Posted by ray green
What's a Villalba anyway?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villalba,_Puerto_Rico
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An open back country road is great for BRG, especially during the fall. It looks like the car is spring among the dead leaves and dry grass.

That pastel green on the SA22C publicity photos has really grown on me, the tartan checked seats not so much.

Originally Posted by DivinDriver
BRG only looks right on a droptop with tan leather interior. And horses in the background.

IMHO.
*ahem* Biscuit leather interior.
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Oh yeah, my bro's GSL-SE had the chocolate interior. The whole package worked, after a fashion.
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*ahem* Biscuit leather interior.
I'd stand corrected, but I'm actually kind of comfortably sprawled in my office chair ATM... so, I sprawl corrected.
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Sooooo....

What is a good background color for a BRG car?
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If you mean interior color, it has to be black or tan (I'd prefer black).
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I wish I could find the pictures of that Aussie FB painted in a nice metallic BRG. It was very similar to this color, and looked excellent.
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No, background as in what is behind the car.

Anyways, I finished detailing the car today. 3 hours! Wash, polish, wax, rim cleaner, tire shine, window cleaner, rain-x, armor all interior, vacuumed, and polished the exhaust tips. I LOVE detailing cars, as long as they are cool cars (no civics please).

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Just noticed that pictures don't do this car justice...


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