Both my '75's were painted semi gloss black with a thick paint as Gordon Swart
describes
in his post.
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Power British Performance Parts, Inc. wrote:
> Frank,
>
> While I'm no authority on the changeover point, I do now believe at some
>point late in
> the production run (mid '76?) the area inside the grille was painted black.
>We've got
> several 76 parts cars and one has black and two do not. I don't have any
>commission
> tags or body #'s for these cars so I can't match anything up. All the cars
>look to be
> original when sanded down to expose the correct white then red primer under
>the
> color. Anyone else know if this was a late production change?
>
> Another interesting side note - the car that has the black around the grille
>also had
> a 2"x4" sticker on the cowl under where the dash pad would be. It is printed
>"O.K.
> PAINT" and there is a place to write in a body # that is blank, or at least
>the ink
> faded a long time ago if it was ever filled in. Anyone know what this is?
>Never saw
> it before on any other cars. Was it another production change introduced
>when Triumph
> was having quality problems with the TR-7? Was it some certification for
>paint
> repairs done on the production line? Anyone?
>
> Andy wrote:
>
> > Mine's body, color
> > Andy D.
> >
> > On 11/07/98 07:14 AM Frank & Carol Bandre said...
> > >
> > >When painting a late model TR6, what color should the metal that can be
> > >seen inside of the front grill. Should it be the body color or the same
> > >black that is at the rear valance and around the windscreen frame? TIA
> > >
> > >Frank
> > >'76 TR6 CF57007U
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