I am the original owner of my TR250, it's still in the original paint
(dark blue) and the wheels are silver.
I agree with everything else -- ESPECIALLY the appalling wheel covers
-- horrible. Almost as bad as the silver hood stripe -- polished it off
years ago -- never to return. (sorry just personal opinion)
Better ask quick -- the original paint is going in January. I'll try to
keep everything original except the silver strip, but after that, you'll
have to take my memory for it. Hmmm...maybe not a good idea...I better
take lots of pictures.
Don Malling
CD7963L 4/1/68
jonmac wrote:
>
> Friends
> I recently joined 6Pack and am a former ST employee in the UK. I well
> recall the TR250, having sold a large number of them to US civilian and
> Forces personnel. It's a long time ago now but my memory seems to be holding
> up fairly well on the questions raised below:
>
> > > > commission #
> As the 250 and 5 were only in production for a little over a year, there
> were few if any meaningful changes
> > > > original paint (y/n)
> Determined by car
> > > > color of valance behind grille
> Body colour
> > > > color of the back of the valance
> Body colour
> > > > color of the headlight buckets
> Semi gloss black
> > > > color of rockers
> If this refers to the body underside between front and rear wheels, we call
> them sills in the UK. If we're talking of the same thing, they were black.
> > > > finish of rockers (smooth vs. undercoat)
> Rough. It was coated with black underseal
> > > > color of wheels
> Wheels were optional wires - either chrome or silver painted with hexagonal
> (not eared) centre-locks. Disc wheels were fitted with appalling rostyle
> covers that rattled to distraction tat conntinued into the first year of the
> TR6. I'm 98% certain the disc wheels were painted a semi-gloss brownish
> black. Cars shipped out of the factory direct to the docks had no trims
> fitted. These were in a box in the boot. Many owners got so fed up with the
> rattling covers that they removed them and painted the wheels silver - which
> is exactly what I have done. Hope this helps
>
> Jonmac
>
> Author of "In The Shadow of my Father'
> www.toolbox.ndirect.co.uk/triumphbook
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