wing piping database

Post by **RogerRust** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:46 pm

I'm sure I've see a chart with wing piping colours against bodywork colour. Does anyone know where I can find it?

Post by **Willie** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:04 pm

Yes, in " Original Morris Minor" by Ray Newell, not a chart but page 39
volumn 1 gives useful info for starters.

Post by **Willie** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:08 pm

RogerRust, you could also try http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/identify

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:50 am

Thanks for your help Willie.

I don't have Ray Newall book, but that is probably where I saw it.

As I recall a 61 Porcellain green car should have white piping is this correct?

Also can you help with the coachline it is listed as leaf green has anyone got a photo? or better still code?

Post by **Willie** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:11 pm

Roger, misled you there, the book lists everything but wing piping colours
I'm afraid. No pics of porcelain green cars and yes, the coachline was
Leaf Green.

Post by **rupert** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:43 am

that potteries website is very good! As far as I know, there is only a limited range of wing piping colours available. I haven't been able to find any highway yellow piping for example.

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:36 am

Think I'm in the same boat. I've got a Romain Green saloon which I think needs Romain Green piping....

Post by **Onne** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:39 pm

So am I, with Platinum Grey

Post by **rupert** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:42 pm

have we just found the Legendary "Morris Minor Spares Availability" Achilles heel?!

I wonder how these different colours are made and whether short runs (supported by the club?) would be viable?

Post by **Onne** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:55 pm

Very expensive to make, as they are normally done is large batches. I MIGHT get away with something pre-war though, as PG is a pre-war colour.

That cannot be said for highway yellow though

The Achilles heel applies to the availability of parts for the early cars, which can be a pain to trace.

Post by **rupert** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:59 pm

I think I'm going to use a contrasting (blue grey) colour used in the interior. It looks ok. I did have some black wing piping which had been painted body colour before, however it flaked off quite quickly

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:05 pm

I'm sure I read somewhere that the Porcellain Green cars had white piping and my teal blue traveller had black. I hope someone will remember where the info is hiden.

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:42 pm

I suppose I'll just have to use black on the car, when I reach that stage, as th ealmond green stuff will probably look odd on a Romain Green car. The piping on the car has been overpainted, but it is flaking off to reveal its original Romain Green colour. Maybe i ought to look inot cleaning it up and preserving it. May rule me out of concours, but then the original interior I've been piecing together from autojumble finds would do that anyway, as it will have a considerable patina of age...

Post by **Onne** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:39 am

Patina is good though!

Post by **HarryMango** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:16 am

IaininTenbury wrote:May rule me out of concours, but then the original interior I've been piecing together from autojumble finds would do that anyway, as it will have a considerable patina of age...

A popular misconception but untrue. Putting originality back in a car can only be a good thing - I will let the Judge put you right with details.

Rog

Post by **motherofgod** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:07 pm

These people http://www.polyfacto.co.uk make wing piping, if you wanted yellow they could make it although you may cover the cost of material being ordered.

any way give them a call

James