Damson is a kind of plum, so I guess that's where the color name comes
from. (It's more or less a reddish-purple or burgundy color.)
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> From: HealeyOn@aol.com
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: paint colour & boot cover
> Date: Tuesday, September 17, 1996 6:39 PM
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> I just purchased a TR 6 with paint code 17...my original Triumph book
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> it DAMSON....does anyone know the derivation of the colour or the
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> of the name of the colour?....I was able to scrounge up a tan coloured
boot
> cover for my top when it's down.....my seats & top are black....has
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> had any experience with dye colouring that material?..Any help will be
> appreciated. Russ Mattson
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