Help required - What colour for my car please?
Discussion
Mods, please don't move this to the MG forum as it concerns the need for a wide consensus on a colour option, thanks 
Thank you for your help; I don't want to make a wrong decision as the budget won't extend to doing it again.
This is Tartan Red & it looks red in the shade but rather orange in the sun (as you can see here):-
This is Old English White:-
This is Mirage:-
This is Iris Blue:-
This is Aston Martin Silver Birch (couldn't find an example of it used on an MGB GT):-
Here are the paint options from the period, does anything else look good?
Oh.....
Where's my Poll?
I did put a Poll in but it doesn't appear here and now I can't add it!
Not to worry, just post replies and I'll add them up.
Thank you for your help; I don't want to make a wrong decision as the budget won't extend to doing it again.
This is Tartan Red & it looks red in the shade but rather orange in the sun (as you can see here):-
This is Old English White:-
This is Mirage:-
This is Iris Blue:-
This is Aston Martin Silver Birch (couldn't find an example of it used on an MGB GT):-
Here are the paint options from the period, does anything else look good?
Oh.....
Where's my Poll?
I did put a Poll in but it doesn't appear here and now I can't add it!
Not to worry, just post replies and I'll add them up.
Edited by UrbanLegend on Wednesday 9th October 15:26
I'm not a fan of anything too dark.
Part of me thinks I'd like it a bit different as I'm spending a fair bit on a complete restoration and would like to see a difference for the money.
I like Red but the original colour was too orange in sunlight, If it stick with Red I'd want it a good red that still looks Red in any light.
It did look fine in the shade though.
This is how it used to look:-
Part of me thinks I'd like it a bit different as I'm spending a fair bit on a complete restoration and would like to see a difference for the money.
I like Red but the original colour was too orange in sunlight, If it stick with Red I'd want it a good red that still looks Red in any light.
It did look fine in the shade though.
This is how it used to look:-
mgtony said:
This is rather beautiful.
or the Frontline LE50 green.
I still think it looks good in red or the Primrose.
I am quite keen on a darker silver like the first car you linked here, very nice but I might have to sell my new black leather seat refurb kit and buy red 
or the Frontline LE50 green.
I still think it looks good in red or the Primrose.
The second car you linked is the modern MGB recreation (and £62k
) but I do like the colour.It is such a big decision and an expensive mistake to make if I get it wrong.
I'm favouring either keeping it red but a true red with little or no orange in the mix so that it holds a deep lush red in any light.
Or, a good silver such as the Aston Martin Silver Birch or similar.
GreatGranny said:
Great choice, it does look beautiful in that colour.
Will you change to red interior?
A slightly smoked silver colour does look quite classy and timeless.Will you change to red interior?
I just need to find the right silver now
I'd like the red interior but I recently bought an complete and new leather interior in black which cost around £500. So I think I'll keep it black.
At least I've narrowed it down now.
But they are both very different, silver or red.
I really like both.
Red suits the B nicely but I want the right shade that doesn't look orange in sunlight.
Silvery grey like AMV silver birch is very classic & classy but also a very unusual colour for the B.
Am I considering silver because having spent a lot of money on a rebuild I want to see a change of appearance perhaps?
Or would I truly prefer a different look as it does make the car take on a very different appearance.
This is such a difficult decision to make!
But they are both very different, silver or red.
I really like both.
Red suits the B nicely but I want the right shade that doesn't look orange in sunlight.
Silvery grey like AMV silver birch is very classic & classy but also a very unusual colour for the B.
Am I considering silver because having spent a lot of money on a rebuild I want to see a change of appearance perhaps?
Or would I truly prefer a different look as it does make the car take on a very different appearance.
This is such a difficult decision to make!
At least I've narrowed it down now.
But they are both very different, silver or red.
I really like both.
Red suits the B nicely but I want the right shade that doesn't look orange in sunlight.
Silvery grey like AMV silver birch is very classic & classy but also a very unusual colour for the B.
Am I considering silver because having spent a lot of money on a rebuild I want to see a change of appearance perhaps?
Or would I truly prefer a different look as it does make the car take on a very different appearance.
This is such a difficult decision to make!
But they are both very different, silver or red.
I really like both.
Red suits the B nicely but I want the right shade that doesn't look orange in sunlight.
Silvery grey like AMV silver birch is very classic & classy but also a very unusual colour for the B.
Am I considering silver because having spent a lot of money on a rebuild I want to see a change of appearance perhaps?
Or would I truly prefer a different look as it does make the car take on a very different appearance.
This is such a difficult decision to make!
At least I've narrowed it down now.
But they are both very different, silver or red.
I really like both.
Red suits the B nicely but I want the right shade that doesn't look orange in sunlight.
Silvery grey like AMV silver birch is very classic & classy but also a very unusual colour for the B.
Am I considering silver because having spent a lot of money on a rebuild I want to see a change of appearance perhaps?
Or would I truly prefer a different look as it does make the car take on a very different appearance.
This is such a difficult decision to make!
But they are both very different, silver or red.
I really like both.
Red suits the B nicely but I want the right shade that doesn't look orange in sunlight.
Silvery grey like AMV silver birch is very classic & classy but also a very unusual colour for the B.
Am I considering silver because having spent a lot of money on a rebuild I want to see a change of appearance perhaps?
Or would I truly prefer a different look as it does make the car take on a very different appearance.
This is such a difficult decision to make!
I like the last 2 cars posted, lovely silver and a lovely metallic grey.
My current thoughts are that the Tartan Red or similar really suits the MGB & is a great contrast to the chrome but as said by someone else, it's a more common colour.
I like a silvery grey as it's unusual on the mgb & looks great with the chrome. It's also timeless & classy & gives a feeling of solidity to a car.
I did watch the Mark Evans A Car Is Reborn and thought his choice of colour was excellent but a little more grey than I'd like mine. I think the AMV Silver Birch is about right on the balance of grey and silver, perhaps a shade darker like the chrome bumpered lhd MGB posted above. As said, lots of clear coat & highly polished is a must!
So I'm leaning toward the silver grey option.
My current thoughts are that the Tartan Red or similar really suits the MGB & is a great contrast to the chrome but as said by someone else, it's a more common colour.
I like a silvery grey as it's unusual on the mgb & looks great with the chrome. It's also timeless & classy & gives a feeling of solidity to a car.
I did watch the Mark Evans A Car Is Reborn and thought his choice of colour was excellent but a little more grey than I'd like mine. I think the AMV Silver Birch is about right on the balance of grey and silver, perhaps a shade darker like the chrome bumpered lhd MGB posted above. As said, lots of clear coat & highly polished is a must!
So I'm leaning toward the silver grey option.
carinaman said:
The GT6 was a MK2, not a 3:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=125...
It looks OK in the street.
Oddly this has convinced me that silver is probably best http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=125...
It looks OK in the street.
The MGB has much better shut lines than the GT6 has so I don't think the colour will draw your eye to imperfections so much. Also, a lot of time has been spent getting the best possible fit on all the panels.
That GT6 looks great!
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