Thought I'd stir the pot a little...
I've been tearing my car apart & the valence sure does look flat black...see
the living project online:
http://home.fuse.net/Tri-StateTriumphs/tr250_restoration.htm
Todd
CD3705L
>From: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
>To: 6pack list <6pack@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: TR250 Valence Paint
>Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:26:19 -0400
>
>Skip,
>
>I'm driving TR250 #CD2205L. I did a resto back in '96 and my car had (has)
>body color paint (BRG) in the same places as Don. I believe that the paint
>was original.
>
>Headlight buckets were black.
>
>I can't speak to the wheels, they were wire.
>
>Peter
>'68 TR250
>
>
>
>on 10/26/02 9:47 AM, Skip Montanaro at skip@pobox.com wrote:
>
> > Don> I am the original owner of my TR250.
> >
> > Don> It is dark blue and is still in the original paint.
> >
> > Don> The front valance below the bumper is blue -- same as the car --
> > Don> front and back.
> >
> > Don> The area behind the grill near the headlights is blue.
> >
> > Don> The bottom of the car is blue.
> >
> > Don> The steel wheels are silver.
> >
> > Don> The rockers are black undercoating.
> >
> > Don,
> >
> > What's your commission number?
> >
> > I think perhaps we need a database to figure this thing out. I can whip
> > something up. It seems we need these fields at least:
> >
> > commission #
> > original paint (y/n)
> > color of valance behind grille
> > color of the back of the valance
> > color of the headlight buckets
> > color of rockers
> > finish of rockers (smooth vs. undercoat)
> > color of wheels
> >
> > I don't think the other parameters you mentioned are likely to have
>changed.
> > I suspect we might find that somewhere during the run they switched from
> > body color to black for the valance behind the grille though.
> >
> > What other fields do people think would be useful? What about TR5s?
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