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oilman930 · Dec 11th, 2001, 12:46 PM

In my mind,If you buy a british car,it can't be any colour other than British Racing Green.I was wondering if the BRG on the new MINI is actually the same BRG found on any 50's-60's vintage british automobile,or is it what the Germans think BRG should be on a british car.Mazda put out a BRG edition of the MX-5 a few years ago,and it was not BRG.Can the Germans make a better BRG?

monsta · Dec 11th, 2001, 01:20 PM

Simple answer, no.

MINI BRG is very dark and metallic... Thats not to say that is isn't a very nice colour...

KarmanS · Dec 11th, 2001, 01:52 PM

here's a comparison:

old BRG in sunlight

in the shade

Pics Courtesy of MiniMan.com

new BRG

Pic from tfung's gallery @hobbystage.net

The BRG on the MINI looks nicer from the pics. The BRG on the Mini looks like there is a bluish hue to it, but it could be the camera. Anyone seen the two in person to comment?

dinger · Dec 11th, 2001, 03:31 PM

Sorry guys those are'nt true BRG as it was a solid colour and not metalic.

real mini dude · Dec 11th, 2001, 04:13 PM

thats right dinger

MINIAC · Dec 11th, 2001, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dinger
Sorry guys those are'nt true BRG as it was a solid colour and not metalic.

Like these two at the Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance:

There are more "sunlight" shots of the new and old MiNis in BRG at Ofoto.

LMB · Dec 11th, 2001, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KarmanS
new BRG

I have seen this car in the flesh and it looks even nicer. But then I am biased as it is the colour I am getting for my cooper

LMB

KarmanS · Dec 11th, 2001, 04:23 PM

Wow, I like the color of the true BRG!

Very classy! It would be nice to have that color offered for the MINI.

MINIAC · Dec 11th, 2001, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KarmanS
Wow, I like the color of the true BRG! Very classy! It would be nice to have that color offered for the MINI.

I'm with you. The MINI BRG is very dark. I've seen Ford Mustangs running around in a lighter metallic green that would look great on the MINI. Silk Green is a little too pale a color for me, plus it won't be available on the 'S'.

LMB · Dec 11th, 2001, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MINIAC

I'm with you. The MINI BRG is very dark. I've seen Ford Mustangs running around in a lighter metallic green that would look great on the MINI. Silk Green is a little too pale a color for me, plus it won't be available on the 'S'.

I don't like it...it suited the mini at the time but the new Mini needs a bit more sparkle.

LMB

MINIAC · Dec 11th, 2001, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LMB

... the new Mini needs a bit more sparkle.

Found a picture of the Mustang in electric green metallic ... how about this for more sparkle

LMB · Dec 11th, 2001, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MINIAC

Found a picture of the Mustang in electric green metallic ... how about this for more sparkle

Now I do like that, very nice

That's plenty sparkle for me

LMB

MGB Boy · Dec 11th, 2001, 07:37 PM

My first instinct when I set my mind to getting a Mini was that it HAD to be British Racing Green. What other color could it possibly be? After seeing a lot of pics posted here and elsewhere, I'm still interested in BRG, but it has most decidedly fallen to second place, well behind Indi Blue with a white roof. I love the modern metallic paints, they have a depth that solid colors usually lack, and the sparkle and reflectivity of a metallic paint complements the modernity of the MINI. That being said, when it comes to BRG, I prefer an old fashioned solid color. My B-GT is British Racing Green, the 'old school' solid BRG circa 1969 (actually Nov 1968, but who is keeping score). The car is currently a long term restoration project, but when it's done, it will sport a nice coat of BRG in the original shade, it just seems right that way...

BruceK · Dec 11th, 2001, 08:45 PM

I know there are many different 'takes' on what BRG is, but I disagree that the colors of the two classic Minis shown earlier in this thread is BRG. From the photos, they both appear to different versions of the color BMC/BL called Almond Green, a pair of very nice colors, but much lighter than what is normally considered BRG.

I've owned several MGs painted BRG and as to the mention of the Miata MX-5 special editions painted BRG, to my eyes that color came very close to the BRG that BMC/BL used on MGs of the late 60's and early 70's.

I agree that the MINI's BRG would look better if it weren't metallic. Seems like someone clever with Photoshop could turn a yellow MINI into a BRG to illustrate this....

smiffy · Dec 12th, 2001, 03:25 AM

The best GREEN you can get is on a Bentley Arnage or the Limited edition Aston Matin Vantage Le Mans.

OnlyS4me · Dec 12th, 2001, 04:20 AM

This pic of an MG Midget shows the true British Racing Green:

MiniMayhem · Dec 12th, 2001, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smiffy
The best GREEN you can get is on a Bentley Arnage or the Limited edition Aston Matin Vantage Le Mans.

If they're the colours I'm thinking of then you're right - absolutely awesome, though it's a standard AM Vantage I have seen in a truely awesome green. (Now why can't car manufacturers offer *that* colour?) Other green colours I have liked include the green offered on the Peugeot 205 (not 206) Roland Garros plus a similar green (not dark) I have seen various modern Toyotas in (but not the Yaris).

I thought the colour closest to the real non-metallic BRG in recent years was that non-metallic dark green that Rover offered, which ironically was not the one called British Racing Green!!! (Still not sure whether the MG Midget picture shows the *real* BRG though - the green should be darker and 'less metallic' than that, though it could be my monitor at fault here.)

My favourite colour from the Mini range just has to be Silk Green, with BRG coming an extremely close second (especially with a white roof for a Cooper). Then it's a tie between Indie Blue and Silver. I'm going for Silk because (a) I love the colour, (b) it's different from the majority of Minis on the road, and (c) I love the colour.

KarmanS · Dec 12th, 2001, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smiffy
The best GREEN you can get is on a Bentley Arnage or the Limited edition Aston Matin Vantage Le Mans.

I like that green color, very stealthy and classy!

The more I look at it, the true BRG would suit classic cars better. Maybe that's why the manufacturers have gone metallic with their 'BRG' colors...

RickB · Dec 13th, 2001, 12:51 PM

Someone commented that the "new" BRG looked blue. My brother's '68 MGB was BRG, and it was distinctly blue in tint - it is the blue tint that defines BRG, in my mind. We don't see a lot of BRG cars in the U.S. anymore, but the last two I remember were a Rover 3500 and a XJ Jag. Both metallic, both with a bluish tint, and very similar to the MINI BRG.

rich · Dec 14th, 2001, 08:24 AM

http://www.lotus-books.com/assets/images/racing.jpg

http://www.kolumbus.fi/bedrock/Autot/Jaguar/XK140.jpg

These 2 pictures illustrate the BRG dichotomy...

The lighter, yellower Lotus BRG (similar to the Clubman photo) vs. the darker, bluer Jag BRG (though not as blue as new MINI BRG)

Both classic, neither metallic

I prefer the Jag BRG - Would look sensational on a new MINI

The 'BRG' on Mk1 Cooper S pictured looks too much like a lawnmower colour for my taste. The Mustang is a travesty of a car... Nausea on wheels

Dec 11th, 2001, 12:46 PM	#1
oilman930 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia,PA Local Time: 04:48 AM Posts: 72 Offline	To be,or not to be,BRG In my mind,If you buy a british car,it can't be any colour other than British Racing Green.I was wondering if the BRG on the new MINI is actually the same BRG found on any 50's-60's vintage british automobile,or is it what the Germans think BRG should be on a british car.Mazda put out a BRG edition of the MX-5 a few years ago,and it was not BRG.Can the Germans make a better BRG?

Dec 11th, 2001, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 4,669 Offline	Simple answer, no. MINI BRG is very dark and metallic... Thats not to say that is isn't a very nice colour... the MINI has gone...

Dec 11th, 2001, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
KarmanS MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: HKG Local Time: 05:48 PM Posts: 1,366 Offline	here's a comparison: old BRG in sunlight in the shade Pics Courtesy of MiniMan.com new BRG Pic from tfung's gallery @hobbystage.net The BRG on the MINI looks nicer from the pics. The BRG on the Mini looks like there is a bluish hue to it, but it could be the camera. Anyone seen the two in person to comment? Last edited by KarmanS : Dec 11th, 2001 at 01:54 PM.

Dec 11th, 2001, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
real mini dude MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 09:48 AM Posts: 1 Offline	thats right dinger Last edited by real mini dude : Dec 11th, 2001 at 04:16 PM.

Dec 11th, 2001, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
LMB Toon Toon.. My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Up North Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 24,876 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by KarmanS new BRG I have seen this car in the flesh and it looks even nicer. But then I am biased as it is the colour I am getting for my cooper LMB Global Moderator

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Dec 11th, 2001, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
dinger TT or not TT Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tunbridge Wells,Kent Local Time: 09:48 AM Posts: 3,607 Offline	Sorry guys those are'nt true BRG as it was a solid colour and not metalic.

Dec 11th, 2001, 04:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 02:48 AM Posts: 8,319 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by dinger Sorry guys those are'nt true BRG as it was a solid colour and not metalic. Like these two at the Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance: There are more "sunlight" shots of the new and old MiNis in BRG at Ofoto.

Dec 11th, 2001, 04:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
KarmanS MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: HKG Local Time: 05:48 PM Posts: 1,366 Offline	Real BRG.... very nice!! Wow, I like the color of the true BRG! Very classy! It would be nice to have that color offered for the MINI.

Dec 11th, 2001, 04:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 02:48 AM Posts: 8,319 Offline	Re: Real BRG.... very nice!! Quote: Originally posted by KarmanS Wow, I like the color of the true BRG! Very classy! It would be nice to have that color offered for the MINI. I'm with you. The MINI BRG is very dark. I've seen Ford Mustangs running around in a lighter metallic green that would look great on the MINI. Silk Green is a little too pale a color for me, plus it won't be available on the 'S'.

Dec 11th, 2001, 04:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
LMB Toon Toon.. My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Up North Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 24,876 Offline	Re: Re: Real BRG.... very nice!! Quote: Originally posted by MINIAC I'm with you. The MINI BRG is very dark. I've seen Ford Mustangs running around in a lighter metallic green that would look great on the MINI. Silk Green is a little too pale a color for me, plus it won't be available on the 'S'. I don't like it...it suited the mini at the time but the new Mini needs a bit more sparkle. LMB Global Moderator

Dec 11th, 2001, 05:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 02:48 AM Posts: 8,319 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by LMB ... the new Mini needs a bit more sparkle. Found a picture of the Mustang in electric green metallic ... how about this for more sparkle

Dec 11th, 2001, 05:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
LMB Toon Toon.. My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Up North Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 24,876 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by MINIAC Found a picture of the Mustang in electric green metallic ... how about this for more sparkle Now I do like that, very nice That's plenty sparkle for me LMB Global Moderator

Dec 11th, 2001, 07:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
MGB Boy heterochromic & loving it Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: at the rink Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 4,216 Offline	My first instinct when I set my mind to getting a Mini was that it HAD to be British Racing Green. What other color could it possibly be? After seeing a lot of pics posted here and elsewhere, I'm still interested in BRG, but it has most decidedly fallen to second place, well behind Indi Blue with a white roof. I love the modern metallic paints, they have a depth that solid colors usually lack, and the sparkle and reflectivity of a metallic paint complements the modernity of the MINI. That being said, when it comes to BRG, I prefer an old fashioned solid color. My B-GT is British Racing Green, the 'old school' solid BRG circa 1969 (actually Nov 1968, but who is keeping score). The car is currently a long term restoration project, but when it's done, it will sport a nice coat of BRG in the original shade, it just seems right that way... 06 MCS-W/77 MGB/69 MGB-GT "2 minutes by yourself and...you feel shame, you know...and then you get free"

Dec 11th, 2001, 08:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
BruceK Moderator & Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas Local Time: 03:48 AM Posts: 3,759 Offline	I know there are many different 'takes' on what BRG is, but I disagree that the colors of the two classic Minis shown earlier in this thread is BRG. From the photos, they both appear to different versions of the color BMC/BL called Almond Green, a pair of very nice colors, but much lighter than what is normally considered BRG. I've owned several MGs painted BRG and as to the mention of the Miata MX-5 special editions painted BRG, to my eyes that color came very close to the BRG that BMC/BL used on MGs of the late 60's and early 70's. I agree that the MINI's BRG would look better if it weren't metallic. Seems like someone clever with Photoshop could turn a yellow MINI into a BRG to illustrate this.... + 2002 MINI Cooper S - Dark Silver / White roof, Sport, Premium, Lapis blue leather + 1965 Mini Traveller - Tartan Red / White roof, 1275, Cooper S discs, fully restored/renewed

Dec 12th, 2001, 03:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
smiffy MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Here Local Time: 09:48 AM Posts: 5,778 Offline	The best GREEN you can get is on a Bentley Arnage or the Limited edition Aston Matin Vantage Le Mans. S for Smiffy "Kids in the front seat cause accidents, accidents in the backseat cause kids!"

Dec 12th, 2001, 04:20 AM	#16 (permalink)
OnlyS4me Loves Leecey Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Broads Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 4,759 Offline	True BRG This pic of an MG Midget shows the true British Racing Green:

Dec 12th, 2001, 06:03 AM	#17 (permalink)
MiniMayhem MINIless MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A long way from Jenn Local Time: 10:48 AM Posts: 883 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by smiffy The best GREEN you can get is on a Bentley Arnage or the Limited edition Aston Matin Vantage Le Mans. If they're the colours I'm thinking of then you're right - absolutely awesome, though it's a standard AM Vantage I have seen in a truely awesome green. (Now why can't car manufacturers offer that colour?) Other green colours I have liked include the green offered on the Peugeot 205 (not 206) Roland Garros plus a similar green (not dark) I have seen various modern Toyotas in (but not the Yaris). I thought the colour closest to the real non-metallic BRG in recent years was that non-metallic dark green that Rover offered, which ironically was not the one called British Racing Green!!! (Still not sure whether the MG Midget picture shows the real BRG though - the green should be darker and 'less metallic' than that, though it could be my monitor at fault here.) My favourite colour from the Mini range just has to be Silk Green, with BRG coming an extremely close second (especially with a white roof for a Cooper). Then it's a tie between Indie Blue and Silver. I'm going for Silk because (a) I love the colour, (b) it's different from the majority of Minis on the road, and (c) I love the colour.

Dec 12th, 2001, 11:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
KarmanS MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: HKG Local Time: 05:48 PM Posts: 1,366 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by smiffy The best GREEN you can get is on a Bentley Arnage or the Limited edition Aston Matin Vantage Le Mans. I like that green color, very stealthy and classy! The more I look at it, the true BRG would suit classic cars better. Maybe that's why the manufacturers have gone metallic with their 'BRG' colors...

Dec 13th, 2001, 12:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
RickB MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Local Time: 09:48 AM Posts: 777 Offline	Someone commented that the "new" BRG looked blue. My brother's '68 MGB was BRG, and it was distinctly blue in tint - it is the blue tint that defines BRG, in my mind. We don't see a lot of BRG cars in the U.S. anymore, but the last two I remember were a Rover 3500 and a XJ Jag. Both metallic, both with a bluish tint, and very similar to the MINI BRG.

Dec 14th, 2001, 08:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
rich MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Local Time: 07:48 PM Posts: 1,586 Offline	http://www.lotus-books.com/assets/images/racing.jpg http://www.kolumbus.fi/bedrock/Autot/Jaguar/XK140.jpg These 2 pictures illustrate the BRG dichotomy... The lighter, yellower Lotus BRG (similar to the Clubman photo) vs. the darker, bluer Jag BRG (though not as blue as new MINI BRG) Both classic, neither metallic I prefer the Jag BRG - Would look sensational on a new MINI The 'BRG' on Mk1 Cooper S pictured looks too much like a lawnmower colour for my taste. The Mustang is a travesty of a car... Nausea on wheels

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