Metallic Golden Beige BJ8s

[Goldie]

I have one of the MGB cars. I have owned it for almost 50 years (bought it in December, 1969). I never liked the color so I had it painted Healey blue a couple of years later. I bought the car in Nashville TN. I wanted to buy a BRG that was for sale then and had been owned by Roy Orbison. It was $500 more than my budget. I settled on my MGB. I restored the car several years ago and it is back to MGB. This is the second time I painted it that color. The first time I ordered paint from California from a guy in Long Beach that claimed to have all the correct Healey colors. It turned out to be a lot more silver than beige. I actually liked the color but I knew it was not correct since we saw the original color when we removed the armacord from the trunk. It is now correct but it is modern 2 part which really makes the color pop in the sunlight. Mine is black interior and Steve has my car in his registry.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

Having a car that had been (provably) owned by Roy Orbison would likely add considerable value to it. My dad's Mustang was originally bought by Alice Faye, but very few people--and no one under the age of 70--know who she was.

 

[John Turney]

Having a car that had been (provably) owned by Roy Orbison would likely add considerable value to it. My dad's Mustang was originally bought by Alice Faye, but very few people--and no one under the age of 70--know who she was.

Jay Leno had a column about that. I suspect that there is an age where people would say "Roy who?" I don't know what age that is, but celebrity value eventually fades.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

Another KT special:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-3000-...rentrq:cb24591d1680a861b489f6fbffc7fdbf|iid:1

Note: "Completed in a factory color scheme of Metallic Golden Beige with red trim ..." Not exactly the same as 'factory original MGB.'

 

[Editor_Reid]

More like "Metallic Silver Beige" - not bad looking, but not very golden.

 

[BJ8Healeys]

30885 is not a factory original MGB.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

30885 is not a factory original MGB.

That's why I noted "Completed in a factory color scheme of Metallic Golden Beige ..." A subtle but technically correct dodge which, I suspect, might fool some buyer.

 

[HealeyRick]

That's why I noted "Completed in a factory color scheme of Metallic Golden Beige ..." A subtle but technically correct dodge which, I suspect, might fool some buyer.

Thanks to KT of the original MGB cars, more than 1,000 still survive. This car sold for $137,500 at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach in 2008: https://www.healeysweden.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/108.pdf

 

[Marvin Gruber]

Don't see it bringing close to that in todays market