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Re: Engine colors?

To: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>,
Subject: Re: Engine colors?
From: "Keith R. Stewart" <kstewart@wwdc.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:26:42 -0500
Banbury, Terrence replied
> I was researching this, as well, for the Mk III.  From early brochures
(via
> the various websites) I have seen a copper color on the valve cover.  Mine
> is a metallic copper, too, but flaking off, of course.  I have every
reason
> to believe that is the original color.
A friend who used to take his MkII Spit to TRF's Summer Party did his a
copper colour because he had an original dealer brochure from the 60's
showing the engine compartment of a MkII and the colour was copper.
Cheers
Keith


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