This was not just a '60s/Rootes/Australia problem. The manager of a local body
shop that worked at a Triumph dealer in Texas said it was not uncommon for them
to have to do a major touch-up or total repaint on new TRs and Spitfires into
the 1980s.
Regards, Bob Douglas
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---- On Tue, 06 Feb 2001, Paul Heuer (p_heuer@hotmail.com) wrote:
> I was talking with a chap who worked for the Rootes importer here in
> Adelaide, South Australia. He told me that quite a few of the cars that
> came
> to Australia had surface rust showing through the paint due to sea spray
>
> exposure during the journey 'Down Under'. It was quite routine for the
> car
> to be lightly sanded and repainted prior to delivery as a NEW car.
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