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Re: Paint code for "pale yellow"

To: "Musson, Carl" <musson@satie.arts.usf.edu>
Subject: Re: Paint code for "pale yellow"
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:16:54 -0800
Cc: "'John Middlesworth'" <jape@email.unc.edu>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Curry Enterprises
References: <1759E3C57CC9D111BB250020AFE5363B2D2BEA@cambio.acomp.usf.edu>
According to my information, pale yellow and primrose yellow are two
names for the same color.  Therefore, both manufacturer's codes should
produce the same color.

Regards,
Joe Curry

Musson, Carl wrote:
> 
> >From the VTR TR3 pages.
> 
> Primrose Yellow  Dockers/ICI: ICI3220 (to Sep '58)
> Pale Yellow          Ditzler: 81168 (from Sep '58)
> 
> Not sure which one you are looking for; but good luck.
> 
> Later,
> Carl F. Musson,
> 
>         You can't tell which way the car went
>         by just looking at the road...
>         TR3A's - TS25264L ('58 Almost Daily Driver)
>         & TS81802LO - ('61 Concours d'Wannabe)
>         Tampa, Florida (USA)
>         http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/
> <http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/>
> 
> 
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   John Middlesworth [SMTP:jape@email.unc.edu]
>         Sent:   Monday, November 16, 1998 8:36 PM
>         To:     triumphs@autox.team.net
>         Subject:        Paint code for "pale yellow"
> 
>         This may be hopeless, given that the Piggott book says there
> aren't
>         surviving records of the color, but how can I get an authentic
> pale yellow
>         paint for my TR3?  It currently has a ratty looking pale yellow
> on it, but
>         that was a respray over its original powder blue.  I don't know
> when the
>         respray was done--it may be as authentic a shade as I'm likely
> to get!
> 
>         Is there anyone out there with a pale yellow TR3?  If so, how
> did you
>         choose the shade?  If it's original paint, then maybe you'll let
> me borrow
>         a piece of the car so I can match it!
> 
>         John Middlesworth

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