On Fri, 16 May 1997, Darrell wrote:
> 1. Should the metal dashboard be body color or white (I have one of each
> currently).
It should be white all first year cars were. Wood dashes were
after maket items.
>
> 2. Frame color (again), is the frame supposed to be black, or body color,
> or (like the Spit) body color over black?
>
Generally they were black, though I'v heard some were "whatever
was in the gun" color.
> 3. Is it true that the very early 1962 TR-4s used chrome over brass trim at
> the top of the windscreen frame and around the cockpit? If this is true, is
> there a source for these pieces of trim? Both of my '62s have aluminum on
> the top of the windscreen and one is a Surrey Top, but the other also has
> aluminum around the back of the cockpit.
I don't think so... I have a friend who has CT415L his looks pretty
much like mine.
> 4. Is there a good source of reference for this type of information? If
> there is I would certainly like to add it to my stack.
The shop manual would be the best place to start... BTW, are your
gauges glazed with convex glass?
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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