Worcester sludge. Is brown the new black?

White is the fashion. From A4s to Evoques (and other distinctly non-MotorPunk cars) it seems that white is today’s ‘thing’. Fashion, though, is transitory. I recall a time when louvered rear windows was the fashion – for about 3 weeks in the early eighties. Something red hot today will be stone cold tomorrow. Fashion moves quickly, leaving you with yesterday’s ‘thing’ rapidly depreciating on your driveway. Or, if it’s a louvered Capri, rotting on the lawn. Black has always been stylish, and style is timeless. In the case of cars, black might be stylish but it’s also a right pig to keep clean. And so, in one great rambling leap, to Malvern, where I returned a fashionably white 4/4 to find this brown Roadster. I don’t know the Morgan name for this paint. Perhaps it’s barbecued bronze, or Worcester sludge. Whatever. It’s brown, inside and out, and I like it. There – I’ve said it. Is brown the new black? Have a look at the pics and let us know what you think. I’ve got a car to clean.