Is this British Racing Green?

[Gsinill]

All,

I have a frame on the way to Al Wanta for a respray and still have to make up my mind on the color.
One of the options I really dig is the green of this Zullo.
I tried to figure out via Google whether this is BRG but examples for BRG are all over the place.
Wikipedia refers to a lighter and darker shade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_racing_green) of BRG with the picture of the darker 1955 Jaguar D-Type almost looking black.

I know it's hard to judge by those pictures below but does anybody have a bike in BRG or any other green that appears to come close to the Zullo below?

Thanks,
GS

http://i66.tinypic.com/2zzj2vl.pnghttp://i67.tinypic.com/21b4yf8.pnghttp://i64.tinypic.com/qs45co.png

[R3awak3n]

its hard to see through a picture really. To me this is british racing green:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/bb/e0/74/bbe0747f49d427dbc0f3b6d7ef790072.jpg

[cnighbor1]

British racing green if talking about 50's 60's 70's is an enamel very dark green with no metallic look

[rwsaunders]

Try House of Kolor or PPG and perhaps you can obtain a sample on metal. Here's a Brit car site as well.


http://www.houseofkolor.com/speedshapes/speedshapes_shimrin.jsp?op=msdsByKeyword&keyword=AUTO&item=1608-KIT-Q&imageField.x=13&imageField.y=10

http://www.teglerizer.com/mgcolors/index.html

[tuscanyswe]

Brittish racing green is not a just one color anymore, if it ever was that is like you suggest.
Seem to have gone from lighter greens to darker greens and now even metallic here and there. To me this is racing green but..

http://www.iagclassics.com/CarPix/74JaguarXKEGreen/ebay/1974-Jaguar-XKE-001.jpg

If i were looking for a particular green id check out old jaguars and try to match that paint to a ppg code from the web. Should at least be pretty close. But paint looks very different depending on what object is painted. Small round tubes may not give you the same look even in the exact same paint as large panels on cars.
Painted a bike in a ppg color that i took from a car. Still looks very different than the car irl even if one can tell the paint is more or less identical when up close.

I really like the green on the zullo btw!

[Formulasaab]

As you have discovered in your search of the internets, the shade of green known as British Racing Green has many "interpretations".

However, in my mind, the truest form of it is the green worn by the Vanwall Formula1 cars.

http://www.grandprixweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/Vanwall.jpg

Technically, it is NOT metallic, though 99% of the modern BRG paints are metallic.

[kmac]

i got a steel mosaic sscx bike built for me, and requested "british racing green". the paint was done by spectrum powder works. they said that "RAL6005 (moss green)" would be the color to choose. you can see their palette here: http://www.spectrumpowderworks.com/ralcolors.html

my eye isn't great, and as said it can be tough to tell in pictures, but i think they look a bit different. i feel like british racing green has a bit more blue than your picture appears to have, but it's quite possible that i've just grown accustomed to my own bike (and maybe it's the one that's wrong).

hope this helps, but after reading it back, i can't really see how it could. :confused:

https://scontent-mia1-1.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/e35/11356490_845883342193599_967897351_n.jpg

[Waldo]

The Zullo isn't quite British racing green, but it's f-ing awesome.

All,

I have a frame on the way to Al Wanta for a respray and still have to make up my mind on the color.
One of the options I really dig is the green of this Zullo.
I tried to figure out via Google whether this is BRG but examples for BRG are all over the place.
Wikipedia refers to a lighter and darker shade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_racing_green) of BRG with the picture of the darker 1955 Jaguar D-Type almost looking black.

I know it's hard to judge by those pictures below but does anybody have a bike in BRG or any other green that appears to come close to the Zullo below?

Thanks,
GS

http://i66.tinypic.com/2zzj2vl.pnghttp://i67.tinypic.com/21b4yf8.pnghttp://i64.tinypic.com/qs45co.png

[Waldo]

In my book, this is it.

Brittish racing green is not a just one color anymore, if it ever was that is like you suggest.
Seem to have gone from lighter greens to darker greens and now even metallic here and there. To me this is racing green but..

http://www.iagclassics.com/CarPix/74JaguarXKEGreen/ebay/1974-Jaguar-XKE-001.jpg

If i were looking for a particular green id check out old jaguars and try to match that paint to a ppg code from the web. Should at least be pretty close. But paint looks very different depending on what object is painted. Small round tubes may not give you the same look even in the exact same paint as large panels on cars.
Painted a bike in a ppg color that i took from a car. Still looks very different than the car irl even if one can tell the paint is more or less identical when up close.

I really like the green on the zullo btw!

[Ti Designs]

As you have discovered in your search of the internets, the shade of green known as British Racing Green has many "interpretations".

Then shouldn't it be called Yiddish Racing Green? Maybe darker, maybe lighter, who knows???

[downtube]

Brittish racing green is not a just one color anymore, if it ever was that is like you suggest.
Seem to have gone from lighter greens to darker greens and now even metallic here and there. To me this is racing green but..

http://www.iagclassics.com/CarPix/74JaguarXKEGreen/ebay/1974-Jaguar-XKE-001.jpg

If i were looking for a particular green id check out old jaguars and try to match that paint to a ppg code from the web. Should at least be pretty close. But paint looks very different depending on what object is painted. Small round tubes may not give you the same look even in the exact same paint as large panels on cars.
Painted a bike in a ppg color that i took from a car. Still looks very different than the car irl even if one can tell the paint is more or less identical when up close.

I really like the green on the zullo btw!

That Jag is a perfect example of BRG, I wanted to post another photo of BRG, mostly because Jim Clark was a childhood hero and I love this car.
http://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/14/47/980x598/546b70d72870f_-_indy-500-race-report-from-1965-lotus-ford-clark-lg.jpg

[john903]

I used to have a Waterford in what they called sherwood forest green it was closer to the green on the Zullo in your post. If I was looking for green, that Zullo is perfect with gold trim it reminds me of an old British race car.
Have a great day.

[jamesau]

My bike below is Aston green (Standox paint code, 81286). It's quite dark and beautiful.

Last week I saw a Corvette convertible like the one pictured in Lime Rock Green metallic. Awesome color and slightly lighter than the Aston.

[Seramount]

google 'Hunter Green'...

any of the five color swatches that show up at the top of the page could qualify as BRG imo.

the green on the Zullo is not BRG (to me), but it's very attractive.

I'd choose it for a bike without hesitation.

[Gsinill]

My bike below is Aston green (Standox paint code, 81286). It's quite dark and beautiful.

Last week I saw a Corvette convertible like the one pictured in Lime Rock Green metallic. Awesome color and slightly lighter than the Aston.

Thanks!

I think the Corvette's Lime Rock Green comes close.
Googling, I found a Youtube video with that paint where a guy mentions an older green on Corvettes called Dark Bowling Green, that one looks even better/closer.

[jmoore]

The Zullo isn't quite British racing green, but it's f-ing awesome.

Agreed.

Who cares what name they give the color. That's hotness!

[Shoeman]

That Jag is a perfect example of BRG, I wanted to post another photo of BRG, mostly because Jim Clark was a childhood hero and I love this car.
http://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/14/47/980x598/546b70d72870f_-_indy-500-race-report-from-1965-lotus-ford-clark-lg.jpg

My Hero as well, I think I even had a model of that car. Fifty years was a long time ago Memory Wise !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mktng]

mmm british racing green

[Gsinill]

Agreed.

Who cares what name they give the color. That's hotness!

On top of it, it's for a classic Italian steel frame and I wasn't sure I would like to give it a British look, but like you, I don't care either ;)

BTW and IMHO, almost every bike on the Zullo site is drool worthy when it comes to paint jobs, at least the ones in their vintage line.

[Ken Robb]

Brittish racing green is not a just one color anymore, if it ever was that is like you suggest.
Seem to have gone from lighter greens to darker greens and now even metallic here and there. To me this is racing green but..

http://www.iagclassics.com/CarPix/74JaguarXKEGreen/ebay/1974-Jaguar-XKE-001.jpg

If i were looking for a particular green id check out old jaguars and try to match that paint to a ppg code from the web. Should at least be pretty close. But paint looks very different depending on what object is painted. Small round tubes may not give you the same look even in the exact same paint as large panels on cars.
Painted a bike in a ppg color that i took from a car. Still looks very different than the car irl even if one can tell the paint is more or less identical when up close.

I really like the green on the zullo btw!
This Jag is British racing Green (BRG). Not a hint of metallic. That with a brown Brooks would be a classic combo.

[Tony]

Ibis, VW, British racing Green

https://plus.google.com/photos/107709068384636814318/albums/5851528538861870177/5851528563241962850?pid=5851528563241962850&oid=107709068384636814318

[Avincent52]

There are various versions of British Racing Green. Push come to shove, I'd say that the slightly "bluish" green on the Vanwall above and this one is really the most authentic British Racing Green.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02241/Salvadori_2241012b.jpg

But the "warmer" green on the Lotus and the Jaguar are beautiful too. And the color on that Zullo (a lot like that Mustang green) is stunning in its own way, and perhaps even prettier than the lighter BRGs on the Lotus, Jaguar or the Vanwall.

Honestly, I'd make my decision based on the accent colors, whether it's the decals or the saddle etc. British Racing Green should look great with a honey Brown brooks.

https://tasc.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mission-bicycle-british.jpg

My Hero as well, I think I even had a model of that car. Fifty years was a long time ago Memory Wise !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clark was a hero of mine as well. I'm a little too young to have seen him race, but I read about him through his friendship/mentorship with Jackie Stewart.
I think Clark is the fastest and most naturally gifted driver ever, even more than Senna.

I actually traveled to Duns in Scotland, just to see the Jim Clark Trophy Room.
Amazing little museum in the local library, where you could see a third place trophy from a local hillclimb juxtaposed with the trophy from a World Championship clinching Italian Grand Prix. Really charming.

The lady I stayed with took me out to Edington Mains, his farm, where I got to pay respect at his gravesite.

When I went to Hockenheim a couple of years ago, I went to see the monument for Clark. The actual scene of his tragic accident is basically lost to history, when the track was reconfigured and that area went back to forest land. (another journalist tried to find the spot and couldn't so I assumed I'd have no more luck.)
The monument is quite out of the way, probably a mile's walk from the main spectator areas of the circuit.

http://www.beetlesandhuxley.com/sites/default/files/stock-images/JIM-CLARK-SPA-BELGIUM-1962-1-c32375.jpg

[Anarchist]

That Jag is a perfect example of BRG, I wanted to post another photo of BRG, mostly because Jim Clark was a childhood hero and I love this car.
http://roa.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/14/47/980x598/546b70d72870f_-_indy-500-race-report-from-1965-lotus-ford-clark-lg.jpg

I had that car in a Matchbox toy when I was a kid. Loved it.

Back then Matchbox toys were actually metal, and had real rubber tyres.

[acorn_user]

I'm loving all the Jim Clark pics. Btw, here's Bob Jackson's take on BRG. It should be very dark atmo; the Zullo looks pretty close. You can pair it with orange highlights if you want to go all Rover/BRM :)

http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/enamels.htm

Mercian has BRG as #32 and #60

http://www.merciancycles.co.uk/colours

[RacerJRP]

Huge BRG fan. Have owned one BRG car and hope to have another someday. True BRG is a non metallic, as seen above on the E-Type and Lotus.

[Gsinill]

Thank you all for your input!

Off to Al it went. Decided to have him use Dark Bowling Green metallic (https://www.google.com/search?q=Dark+Bowling+Green+metallic).

[fiamme red]

Then shouldn't it be called Yiddish Racing Green? Maybe darker, maybe lighter, who knows???"Look British, Think Yiddish."

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/dress_british_think_yiddish_dress_british_look_iri sh_think_yiddish

[CampyorBust]

https://youtu.be/6XY0FfQB_DM

[oldpotatoe]

Brc..imho

[CDM]

Color only exists in relation to color. Keep that in mind when looking at the previous!

[bobswire]

Brc..imho

Yes and this too.
http://i63.tinypic.com/34znc3l.jpg

[maxcolumbus]

The Zullo isn't quite British racing green, but it's f-ing awesome.

I concur.. wowza!! :banana:

[jmoore]

Thank you all for your input!

Off to Al it went. Decided to have him use Dark Bowling Green metallic (https://www.google.com/search?q=Dark+Bowling+Green+metallic).

Excellent choice

[Gsinill]

Excellent choice

And partial MAX tubing on top of it ;)

Will make sure to post pictures when it's all built up.

[jmoore]

And partial MAX tubing on top of it ;)

Will make sure to post pictures when it's all built up.

MAX = win. Please post pics.


I have never looked at the Zullo frames before this morning. Yowza! Those are some really nice paint jobs. I book marked their site for future reference.


LOVE this looks with the color inside the fork on the small band of color on the chain stay. I could do without the lines, but that's nitpicking.
http://www.zullo-bike.com/data/imagegallery/664e2008-f8d8-5afe-fefe-0070fa8137e9/6196ddbb-e60d-be48-ca2e-2709eb9fdc1f.jpg

[Seramount]

Yes and this too.
http://i63.tinypic.com/34znc3l.jpg

wow, a TR-4 was my first car, purchased with lawn-mowing money.

didn't look like that tho...mine had about 20 lbs of Bondo and had been painted a nasty semi-gloss yellow.

[downtube]

Yes and this too.
http://i63.tinypic.com/34znc3l.jpg

That Triumph may be a somewhat rare TR 250 sometimes referred to as a TR5. Those were built around 68 and had a 6 cylinder engine, less than 3,000 were ever built which makes it even cooler. Predecessor to the TR 6 which had a completely updated body. Nice photo, wonderful sports car. As kids my friends and I all bought used sports cars as our first car. Our group had a TR3, a TR4 an Alfa GTV and I had a little 59 Alfa Giulietta. We would put all over the place, in style. Well the in style might have been in our heads as a couple of these were some pretty used sports cars but to a 16 year old it was the best car on the planet. Around 1972

[Duende]

Love TR-4's!!

Two versions of BRG appeared on jags. The early one (60's) was a shade darker. Which I chose to go with for my Waterford.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=141943.

Lighting doesn't do it justice. But it's BRG.

[Seramount]

That Triumph may be a somewhat rare TR 250 sometimes referred to as a TR5. Those were built around 68 and had a 6 cylinder engine, less than 3,000 were ever built which makes it even cooler. Predecessor to the TR 6 which had a completely updated body. Nice photo, wonderful sports car. As kids my friends and I all bought used sports cars as our first car. Our group had a TR3, a TR4 an Alfa GTV and I had a little 59 Alfa Giulietta. We would put all over the place, in style. Well the in style might have been in our heads as these were some pretty used sports cars but to a 16 year old it was the best car on the planet. Around 1972

yeah, thought it looked a little different from my '64, the wheels are very cool.

mine had wire knock-offs...

for a first car, it was pretty neat, but it had been beaten hard by previous owners. and it was a TOTAL pain to work on, especially for someone with zero mech skills.

owned it 8 months and there were probably only 8 days where something wasn't broken on it. never wanted another British car since...

[texbike]

http://www.beetlesandhuxley.com/sites/default/files/stock-images/JIM-CLARK-SPA-BELGIUM-1962-1-c32375.jpg

Ahhh, to be that cool and good looking!

My only BRG-painted car was a '67 Alpine. Definitely a wonderful color. One of my dream cars is an original Mini Cooper S in BRG.

Here's another link that discusses the color in more detail - http://colors.findthedata.com/l/455/British-Racing-Green .

Texbike

[dave thompson]

My two favorite British cars were a Healy 100-6 which I traded in for a Sunbeam Alpine which I traded in for a new E-type. That was a mistake.

[fogrider]

I went trough the same thing a few years ago with my ron cooper. I too sent it to al wanta, he did a great job! I ended up going with a lighter green and offsetting it with a gray with read accents. https://www.flickr.com/photos/72776081@N03/17362098179/in/datetaken/

[witcombusa]

This was my take on BRG when I did the respray with Peter Weigle

[Mr. Pink]

It's a little surprising to see the real thing, or, actual paint jobs from the 50s and 60s on older sports cars. Of course, one can never tell how much they have faded, but, paint is much much more varied and vibrant these days, even on cheaper, common, affordable cars coming out of factories. The few older Jaguar and Lotus race cars I have seen in museums are actually quite dark and sorta dull green (still, an awesomely cool color, considering what it signifies). Same with older Ferraris and Mercedes race cars. Paint has come a long way.

[bobswire]

That Triumph may be a somewhat rare TR 250 sometimes referred to as a TR5. Those were built around 68 and had a 6 cylinder engine, less than 3,000 were ever built which makes it even cooler. Predecessor to the TR 6 which had a completely updated body. Nice photo, wonderful sports car. As kids my friends and I all bought used sports cars as our first car. Our group had a TR3, a TR4 an Alfa GTV and I had a little 59 Alfa Giulietta. We would put all over the place, in style. Well the in style might have been in our heads as a couple of these were some pretty used sports cars but to a 16 year old it was the best car on the planet. Around 1972

I owned that same model (TR-250) and color though not in that condition. I used to tear it up and down Twin Peaks twisty roads back in the day,now I ride my bikes there. :)

[Tim Porter]

I don't think this is really BRG, because it's metallic. A lot of folks consider it BRG, however, and it is about my favorite color for a bike.

http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a583/porterphoto1/IMG_2352_zpspb5jrbkz.jpg

[bobswire]

I don't think this is really BRG, because it's metallic. A lot of folks consider it BRG, however, and it is about my favorite color for a bike.

http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a583/porterphoto1/IMG_2352_zpspb5jrbkz.jpg

I like that a lot! Color, components,a very "don't ____ me" kinda look.

[Gsinill]

I don't think this is really BRG, because it's metallic. A lot of folks consider it BRG, however, and it is about my favorite color for a bike.

http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a583/porterphoto1/IMG_2352_zpspb5jrbkz.jpg

That IS a cool color, I think it has a little more blue in it compared to the one used for the Zullo.
I really dig the stealth appearance with the black components.

[Avincent52]

Is that your bike, Tim?

I agree that it's a really beautiful color. (I also agree that a classic BRG isn't metallic, but honestly that's the best description for this one, and it does hit the cool green shade of the Vanwall quite nicely)
One suggestion. Or maybe a couple.
I think that this is a perfect opportunity for some sort of lovely brown leather saddle, whether it's a Honey brown Brooks with nice big copper rivets or something a little racier like a brown Regal, or even this custom covered Fizik from Leh. And then match it with some leather tape from Brooks or elsewhere.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51358d51e4b0f7335636ca84/553037c2e4b08c9946bccfb6/53c591a7e4b002859008d066/1429224327632/Brooks-Honey-Fizik-Donna-Arione-aliante-leather-handmade-punch-caramel-roadbike-handmade-bicycle-saddle-seat-recover-repaired-reupholstered-leh-seats+1.jpg?format=1500w

And I think this just begs for a set of natural casing tires, either Vittoria Corsas or even better, a pair of Veloflex Masters (or an equivalent tubular.)

[Tim Porter]

Hi Allen, yes, that's my bike in Tuscany this September, at the front gate of the castle we stayed at (Castello di Santa Maria Novella in Marcialla, which is about halfway between Florence and Siena).

[Avincent52]

Interesting story about the history of BRG, which argues that if the car is British, it's competing on a track and the color is green, then it's British Racing Green no matter what the shade.

http://www.petrolicious.com/a-colorful-history-of-national-racing-hues-british-racing-green-2-of-4

[Avincent52]

Hi Allen, yes, that's my bike in Tuscany this September, at the front gate of the castle we stayed at (Castello di Santa Maria di Novella in Marcialla, which is about halfway between Florence and Siena).

It does look kind of badass as is, but I think you've got a rare opportunity to enhance it with some rich and striking earth tones on those contact points.

That "wingtip" saddle just won't work on my Serotta that's painted rosso corsa.

[Tim Porter]

Not to hijack, but I can see going with the British tan/BRG look more on a steel frame . . . .

And this from a guy who has collected all of the Brooks Pro saddles commemorating the assorted L'Eroica events . . . . Haven't used any of them yet, but I'm on your wavelength. Tim

[Birddog]

This was my take on BRG when I did the respray with Peter Weigle
I would call that "emerald" green. It is also very close to "Cha ching" green that Serotta used for awhile. Nice looking bike too.

[downtube]

I owned that same model (TR-250) and color though not in that condition. I used to tear it up and down Twin Peaks twisty roads back in the day,now I ride my bikes there. :)
You were a lucky man, not only were they cool cars they sounded incredible. That 6 cylinder made a fantastic sound. Too bad there is no such thing as a Triumph or MG being built today. Even the Miata as simple as it is, is too refined. Too many creature comforts. Heck my Alfa didn't even have a radio that worked. I didn't care, 89 HP was never more fun. We are a very spoiled group us humans.

[Mr. Pink]

You were a lucky man, not only were they cool cars they sounded incredible. That 6 cylinder made a fantastic sound. Too bad there is no such thing as a Triumph or MG being built today. Even the Miata as simple as it is, is too refined. Too many creature comforts. Heck my Alfa didn't even have a radio that worked. I didn't care, 89 HP was never more fun. We are a very spoiled group us humans.

Oh, man, time heals all wounds. And makes one forget how difficult it was to keep a Triumph or MG running. Even when they were new. My girlfriend has an 05 Miata sitting in her garage with 130,000 on the odo, and it runs real nice. And she, basically, is awful at maintaining the little thing. Drives it in the winter, too. I'll take that any day over a Triumph. Remember the old Road and Track owners surveys in the back of the magazine? The Triumph reviews were pathetic, culminating in the hideous TR7 debacle. No, I'll take "refined" any day. No need to drive around with a toolbox and essential parts in the trunk. Furgetabout when it rains, which is more than ironic, considering the country of origin.

[witcombusa]

You were a lucky man, not only were they cool cars they sounded incredible. That 6 cylinder made a fantastic sound. Too bad there is no such thing as a Triumph or MG being built today. Even the Miata as simple as it is, is too refined. Too many creature comforts. Heck my Alfa didn't even have a radio that worked. I didn't care, 89 HP was never more fun. We are a very spoiled group us humans.

You are looking back through a British fog. I have in the garage a '65 TR4A IRS and a '68 GT6. They were fun in the mid to late 70's when they were being driven daily. But for the last 25 years I've been in a 2nd year Miata (w/AC delete and hand crank windows) that has never had a single non consumable part replaced (125k). The Triumphs had the bonnets up weekly if you expected to keep them reliable. One is 50's tech, one is 90's tech and there is NO comparison.
btw, the '68 TR250 had so much tacked on emission equipment that they ran like crap in stock form. (that could be rectified easy enough!)

[Birddog]

Oh, man, time heals all wounds. And makes one forget how difficult it was to keep a Triumph or MG running. Even when they were new. My girlfriend has an 05 Miata sitting in her garage with 130,000 on the odo, and it runs real nice. And she, basically, is awful at maintaining the little thing. Drives it in the winter, too. I'll take that any day over a Triumph. Remember the old Road and Track owners surveys in the back of the magazine? The Triumph reviews were pathetic, culminating in the hideous TR7 debacle. No, I'll take "refined" any day. No need to drive around with a toolbox and essential parts in the trunk. Furgetabout when it rains, which is more than ironic, considering the country of origin.

Two words;" Lucas Electronics"!

[Mr. Pink]

Two words;" Lucas Electronics"!

Lucas, God of Darkness.

[Hawker]

As others have said, BRG is NOT a metallic.
I've always had a thing for Zullo, I need a 48cm, if anyone has one.

[William]

I don't think this is really BRG, because it's metallic. A lot of folks consider it BRG, however, and it is about my favorite color for a bike.

http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a583/porterphoto1/IMG_2352_zpspb5jrbkz.jpg



That's one heck of a garage door!!!!

Dig that color as well...






William

[Formulasaab]

You were a lucky man, not only were they cool cars they sounded incredible. That 6 cylinder made a fantastic sound. Too bad there is no such thing as a Triumph or MG being built today. Even the Miata as simple as it is, is too refined. Too many creature comforts. Heck my Alfa didn't even have a radio that worked. I didn't care, 89 HP was never more fun. We are a very spoiled group us humans.

Even today, the folks from Caterham can scratch that itch for you. Their 160 Model in particular bears an excellent resemblance to the basic (not Super)Series 2 Lotus 7.

http://www.performance-car-guide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Caterham-launches-Seven-160-1.jpg


If anyone wants to talk vintage sports and racing cars, I'm your man. I vintage-race an ORIGINAL 1959 Series 1 Lotus 7, among other cars, on occasion.

[Gsinill]

...even though the Zullo might not be BRG per se, the paint I used (Mini Cooper British Racing Green II) came very close, at least from what I can tell.
Very happy with how this turned out:

http://s12.postimg.org/fof3susx9/L1050012.jpg

Thought I'll give an update since the discussion on BRG triggered 5 pages ;)

[weisan]

funny how a pal asks about BRG and it turns quickly into a car thread.
acorn pal, you probably seen this...

http://alicehui.com/bike/mxl/complete.jpg

Couple more closeups here:
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=180576

[Geeheeb]

I just gripped a lemond croix de fer in brg. so much better than the godawful yellow and blue of my zurich

[dcama5]

My Zank in British Racing Green. It's getting built at present.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/zanconato/24378218472/

[modernfuturist]

The next batch of Black Mountain Cross frames (http://www.blackmtncycles.com/2015/10/cat-youre-free-to-exit-bag.html) are going to be in British Racing Green:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1579/24577261952_5c372f9244_c.jpg

[buldogge]

Gsinill...That Casati looks awesome...Wanta did a fabulous job...Very nice!!

-Mark in St. Louis

[Gsinill]

Gsinill...That Casati looks awesome...Wanta did a fabulous job...Very nice!!

-Mark in St. Louis

Thanks Mark, yes, he did.
On top of it very reasonable to say the least!

[Geeheeb]

just put this together with used parts from my bin and the cranks and frame from here. rides great, too bad the components don't jive. dyed a white cambium with rit to get close on the saddle:

http://i67.tinypic.com/2ij0nqa.jpg

[cnighbor1]

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=177652&highlight=hetchins

[dcama5]

My new aluminum Zank in British Racing Green on the first metric century of the 2016 season: