When my first '3 bit the dust under the greyhound bus. I purchased a '66
GT6 with some of the insurance money. It was the grey available in that
year. Not sure if it was gunmetal, but that describes it as I remember
it. Somewhere I have some photos. Went through 3 trannies & 2
rearends in 3 years. Not one of my most favorite Triumphs..
Carl Musson
Events Coordinator
USF College of Fine Arts
813-974-2321
musson@arts.usf.edu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Mace [SMTP:amace@unix2.nysed.gov]
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 1998 1:42 PM
> To: Scions of Stanpart; Scions of the Spitfire
> Subject: Gunmetal Grey on Triumphs
>
>
> An informal survey, if you will:
>
> Recently, fellow co-conspirator Clark Nicholls and I have come across
> a
> 1967 GT6 in what appears to be quite restorable condition (despite
> years
> of -- politely put -- casual storage). Underneath the current livery
> of
> faded and peeling metallic silver is its original color, also evident
> on
> the underside of the bonnet. That color is #18, Gunmetal Grey.
>
> This intrigues me, as it is the first Mk.1 GT6 I've ever encountered
> in
> that color. From what I've observed over the years and have been able
> to
> research, this was NOT a common color on Triumphs delivered to the
> U.S.
> It was offered on the Herald/Vitesse range from 1963-69, according to
> Costigan's book on those cars. Again, I can't recall seeing any
> Heralds
> in that color. During the mid-1960s, it appears that relatively few
> "stock" colors were available on U.S.-destined Triumphs. The DuPont
> color
> chart for 1965 as reproduced at the VTR Web site is evidence of that
> (perhaps 1965 was simply a low point in color choices?).
>
> So, anyone else out there with a U.S. or North American-spec. GT6 or
> other Triumph originally with #18 Gunmetal Grey paint? I vaguely
> remember
> seeing a 2000 sedan years ago in that color; that's about it.
>
> Thanks in advance for any input. BTW, it's a pretty color from what I
> can
> see of it -- pretty much what you'd expect from the name.
>
> --Andy
>
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