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morris53
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Paint colour

Post by morris53 »

Hi
I have finally come to a decision and consequently Morris is going to a restorer on Monday to be stripped back, primed and resprayed, inside and out. So my question is, what colour should I use? He is a dark green at the moment, and the body letter suggests that he was a mid or empire green originally. Can someone tell me how to put up photos? I don't think that the current green is original, but I like it, so I'll only change if he's going to be even prettier than he is now. Where can I find a good picture of an empire green morris?

Additional info:
Morris has a tan interior, which isn't original either I suspect!
He is a 1953 four door saloon, overhead valve engine.
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Post by Welung666 »

Email me the pics if you want and I'll host them and put them up for you :)

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Post by Cam »

If he was an empire green 4 door saloon made in 1953 then the chassis number should start with: FAE

Is this what yours starts with?

Also, the only original green colour on 1953 cars was Empire green.

This car is Empire green:

http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/RallyPics/ ... 05_009.JPG
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