On Sat, 26 Dec 1998 kengano@advant.com wrote:
> While looking through some old material recently I noticed Triumph at one
> time offered a door casing (part #552884, among others) in a color called
> "Geranium."
>
> Well, for the life of me, I couldn't remember what a geranium looked like.
> Never fear, it's December and the Gurney's catalog is next to the commode.
> A quick look revels two geraniums. One is a very red shade of purple. The
> other (called Johnson's Blue Geranium) is a definite blue with but the
> slightest tint of red.
>
> Well, which shade better describes what was used on our cars?
I can't say as I've ever seen a sample of Triumph's Geranium colour as
applied to interior or top/tonneau/etc. fabric, but the paint color might
best be described as sort of an orangey-pink colour. It is, er, striking
(yeah, that's it -- striking), but it might not be to everyone's taste. ;-)
--Andy, more a fan of the early Herald's Coffee and Alpine Mauve colours!
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