help plz

[soren_ak]

im still so much in doubt what to paint the healeys in. -


https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Austin-He...sspagenameZWDVW


does anyone know if this car is painted in original colors and do u know the paint codes of the colors - ( and do u know who owns the car or do u have a car in same colors so i can see a whole photo from the side)


and does anone have a car or know of one who owns a car painted in passific green over white
or
prmrose yellow overblack
or
british racing green over white ( and is that an original color?)

thanks a bunch
soren

 

[Randy Forbes]

Must be a rare model; 100/6 production ended early '59...

But then again, I have a rare 1957 two seater (production started May '58)!!

After 50 years, I guess anything is possible.

 

[GregW]

Must be a rare model; 100/6 production ended early '59...

I think that isn't a unique situation. I've heard of cars that sat before being sold the first time being registered with a different date from the "model year".

 

[Randy Forbes]

Must be a rare model; 100/6 production ended early '59...

I think that isn't a unique situation. I've heard of cars that sat before being sold the first time being registered with a different date from the "model year".

Yes I know, but I can't imagine what happened to mine; titled (in California, no less) 6 mos before it was manufactured.

 

[GregW]

Did you notice whether it had a flux capacitor or not?

 

[soren_ak]

guys thanks for keeping this post bumped .) but still kind of need ya help on the subject :crazy:

 

[pan]

If you look at the photos you can see that it is not a 100-6 but a 3000. The badge on the bootlid is a bit of a giveaway!
I can't comment on the originality of the colour combination, but reference to Anderson & Moment may help.

 

[JodyFKerr]

I just checked Anderson & Moment (I happened to have it in the middle of my coffee table).

The only duotone 100-6 in Old English White (that the primary colour my eyes see) was Black, not Red.

This is the same for the 3000 (BN4,6,7 & BT7) but the colours are specifically listed as: Ivory and Black.

While I don't have the data for the few factory cars that were custom painted the prevalence on the Duotone cars was alost always Color/White, excepting Black/Red, Pacific Green / Florida Green & red / Black.

The colour charts I'm referencing are on pages 41 (100 series) and 89 (3000 series) of Anderson and Moment.

 

[Silverghost]

The word I have always heard on paint and colors is as long as it is period correct, your choice of color(s) can be up to you. IE-no metal flake or candy colors, etc. Because these cars tended to be more individually built, alterations from the "norm" occur. I was once told that you should "never say never" and "never say always" because the moment you do, an excpetion will appear.

Study the trends of the day and if your choices seem to fit in, then go for it.

 

[Bruce Bowker]

Do a Google search. Type in Austin Healey colors.

 

[Dave Richards]

Soren,

I thought someone provided this link the last time we had this discussion. It has interactive pages showing model years and color combinations (including interiors).

Select "Healey catalog" then Click on the model you're interested in and a row of color cars will appear on the right, click one to see the color combination on the center car.

Big Healey Colors

 

[zblu]

Try looking at Larry Varley's site, specifically the pages of healeys around the world for colour combinations (its an australian site)