Works Healey colour spec?

[TonyR]

I am looking to have my 100 painted the same colour as the 1953 Le Mans works cars,
Can anyone identify the colour please??

Thanks,

 

[DerekJ]

I believe they were a lightish metallic green colour. The metallics in those days had very small flakes in them so they don't look overly metallic. Similar to the original Healey Blue.

 

[HealeyRick]

You can probably obtain a paint formula from Tom Kovacs at Fourintune. Story of the color is here: https://www.britishracecar.com/BillThumel-Healey-100.htm

 

[John Turney]

You can also check with Denis Welch. They used that colour on their endurance car, https://healeyendurance.com/.

 

[Healey Nut]

Were they not painted the "california sage " colour ?