There were pictures of a LHD '69 TR6 published in Autocar (16-Jan-69) and
Autosport (17-Jan-69). They are black & white photos, but appear to be a
white hardtop on a white car. The car's plate, # MDU 743F, makes it a 1968
registration - obviously very early production. Piggott's book says the
first carb TR6 was built on 19/9/69.
Rod '70 TR6 CC55899L
At 09:11 04-10-97 -0400, Ken Streeter wrote:
>Chris Bullock wrote:
>
>> Also, there was discussion at some point about the color of early
>> TR6 hard tops. Someone mentioned that they were all gloss black
>> regardless of the car color in the early years anybody remember
>> the details about this?
>
>I have been unable to find out the specifics on this, but am
>interested, as my 1970 TR6 has a hardtop. I don't know whether
>or not it is the original top for the car, as the car has a
>murky history before I bought it this year. The earliest dated
>TR6 hardtop photo I've been able to find is one in Rossi and
>Clarke's "TR5/250 and TR6 Companion" on p. 58, which shows a pair
>of TR6s with body-colored hardtops. The photo is dated with
>November 16, 1970.
>
>The hardtop was designed by Les Moore and Triumph styling,
>(not Karmann), according to an interview with Bruce McWilliams
>in "The Vintage Triumph" #33 (1982), but makes no reference
>to the black / body color switchover. I haven't even found
>any definitive record that the hardtops were ever black.
>Hopefully somebody who has researched a 1969 restoration will
>have more information.
>
>--ken
>'70 & '74 TR6 Daily Drivers
>
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