Mercian
I live for the CABE
Some of the Military crowd have been wandering in and admiring it too. (-: There's a lot to admire, including your reasons for keeping and preserving the bike.
If it were mine, I'd look to keeping it yellow, simply because I have several green military bikes, and there is the thought that original in-service paint schemes should be retained. Though I appreciate that it is difficult to know if the yellow paint is from its military service, it wouldn't surprise me, especially on a flightline.
Personally, on a wet weekend years ago when learning to fly gliders with the Royal Air Force, I and my colleagues spent the time painting flight line green landrovers yellow. When we tried to get the paint from the vehicle stores, they told us to go to the local decorating shop, Texas Homecare, and buy Sweetcorn Yellow paint!
Best Regards,
Adrian
If it were mine, I'd look to keeping it yellow, simply because I have several green military bikes, and there is the thought that original in-service paint schemes should be retained. Though I appreciate that it is difficult to know if the yellow paint is from its military service, it wouldn't surprise me, especially on a flightline.
Personally, on a wet weekend years ago when learning to fly gliders with the Royal Air Force, I and my colleagues spent the time painting flight line green landrovers yellow. When we tried to get the paint from the vehicle stores, they told us to go to the local decorating shop, Texas Homecare, and buy Sweetcorn Yellow paint!
Best Regards,
Adrian