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  March 23, 2009 11:06 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

  Here's something you don't see every day: A week or so ago I passed what looked like a brown, mint-condition, bone-stock, rubber-bumper MGB while heading into the office. It looked good and, yes, the top was down.

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  March 24, 2009 6:21 a.m. André Rousseau Reader

  Top down. Its flipping -9C this morning.

  A.

  1968 Triumph GT6 Mk1

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  March 24, 2009 8:49 a.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

  Head south. I ran the a/c on the way in to work this morning. I guess we're skipping spring this year.

  Yes, we now have signatures

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  March 24, 2009 9:39 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

  Call me crazy, but I love those earthtone MGBs.

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  March 24, 2009 10:49 a.m. Ian F Reader

  Call me crazy... but I actually like the lines of the rubber bumper cars more so than chrome... especially if the car is black or the bumper is painted to match the body.

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  March 24, 2009 11:21 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

  The rubber bumper cars are certainly the best value--but only if you're buying from a fellow MGB person. Here locally, it would seem that ANY MGB is the rarest most collectible british sports car ever made---so rubber bumper Bs aren't as cheap as you'd expect.
  

  I'd love a burnt orange/mustard/baby poo chrome-bumper B.

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  March 24, 2009 4:39 p.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher

  My TR-6 was that horrible UPS brown originally. I just don't think the earthtones work well on the Triumph, but for some reason brown looks alright on a B.

  I've always had a hankering for an earthtone early 911. They just look right in weird colors.

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  March 25, 2009 4:22 p.m. TR3only New Reader

  "Chocolate" brown was/is? one of my LEAST favorite car colors from the '70s....the other is that "green apple" metallic green. And yes, I once owned a Spitfire that color.

  Of the earth tones used by BL in the '70s, I'd have no problem with that "butterscotch" yellow/brown they used on EVERY car line...except maybe Jaguar or that sort of flesh tone beige.

  Thanks to over-zealous car scrappers and the lack of British repair shops, it's next to impossible to find any BL products in this area (the nearly rust-free) mid-south.

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  March 25, 2009 9:37 p.m. Leo Basile New Reader

  I always wanted my Aunts Spitfire 1500. It wasnt UPS brown, but rather RAF Camo...At least 1/3rd of it. I thought it just needed some OD green and tan. I know its horrible, but I always picured that car with invasion strips and Roundels on the door.

  "Simplicate the design and add lightness" Kelly Johnson on the SR-71

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  March 26, 2009 11:05 a.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

  To be honest, I wasn't thrilled that our Mini is ivory--racing beige, basically. However, it photographs well and has really grown on me. I'd still love an Almond Green Mini. I love that color.

  Yes, we now have signatures

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  March 28, 2009 10:07 a.m. jm1na New Reader

  I've grown very fond of "the bean"(my'80 brown B). Black bumpers and all. Of all my previous brit sports cars this one has garnered the most compliments. Mine has the MKIV striping from Canada and UK/European models which give it that great '70's look to it.

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  March 28, 2009 10:45 a.m. mattmacklind SuperDork

  I used to have a beige CB MBG, it was my first car, a basketcase 71. I like the earthy colors, and they did look good on 911's, too. I've never had an RB B, but lately they've really grown on me. When I see one on the road, I think, hey thats a damn good looking car!

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