Ken
I have a trace document done by the PO which says that the car was Geranium body
with Blackbery trim - as I found when removing several layers of white,
mustard, green, white again then geranium paint in 1973 when I was the PO to
the PO ! Under the bonnet and in the unseen areas you can still see the
original colour, albeit faded (as I sadi - like primer) . I carry a small piece
of bodywork around with me at shows with the geranium colour on for comparison,
but I have never seen a geranium coloured car in the UK. I guess mine will be
one of the few ! There was a picture of 46 BHX on the front page of Autosport
in April (I think) 1954 - I have a copy but it is in black and white. The same
picture is used on the Brooklands TR2/3/3A book, but again it a monochrome
colour. As you have probably seen, Don Piknovic has somehow got an ICI colour
code for this - the original 'Dockers' code is not of much use !
I think that a good colour scheme (but probably boring) is the same as my TR4 -
which is White with red trim. White show up the imperfections in the bodywork
less than other colours. Most TR4 / 4As tend to be red in the UK - a good
colour but.......... I did see a TR4A once which was coloured with a modern
light blue that looked really good, and my TR2 was painted in Ford Monza Blue
by yours truly in 1973 which made it stand out quite well ! When I originally
got the TR2 it was white with 3 gold stripes down the middle - like the Le Mans
stripes ( I understand that these were for easy recognition) but it did make
the car look good.
I suppose at the end of the day everyone has their own opinion so 'you pays your
money and you takes your choice' !
"Gano, Ken" wrote:
> Have you purchased the Heritage Certificate to see what the original
> combination (interior / exterior) was? I thought of several I really liked.
>
> kg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Johnson [mailto:b.johnson@diamond.co.uk]
> Sent: Sunday, December 27, 1998 2:46 PM
> To: Gano, Ken
> Cc: TRIUMPH
> Subject: Re: sex, politics, religion and color
>
> Ken
>
> If you have Bill Piggot's latest book on TR2/3/3A/3Bs - you will see a
> picture
> of what the colour should be - it is a sort of reddy pinky primer color -
> I
> have a TR2 that was originally Geranium, when I first saw the original
> colour
> under the bonnet I though that it had not been painted correctly (the
> exterior
> color had been changed) however I am going to try and put it back to its
> original state of Geranium Red (or should that be Geranium Pink) when I get
> it
> resprayed. It was only available on early TR2s and I guess no one liked it
> !
>
> Brian Johnson
>
> 1954 TR2 (UK) + 1963 TR4 (EX USA)
>
> "Gano, Ken" wrote:
>
> > Having watched, and occasionally contributed to this list for a little
> over
> > 4 years, I feel justified in suggesting that color is another of hose
> topics
> > best not discussed in the officers mess.
> >
> > 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? Either
> could
> > make a striking contrast color. I've heard some of the horror stories
> > regarding color combinations. I can only visualize geranium and yellow.
> >
> > Ken Gano
> > downstate illinois
> > '59 TR3A TS57756L
> > '58 TR10 TBE9239LDLB
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Cheers
Brian Johnson
Internet bjohnson@mmm.com (work) or b.johnson@diamond.co.uk (home)
1963 TR4 AFP503A / IZS 733 - CT27216-L (now not L but O ) ex USA
1954 TR2 46 BHX TS554-O in lots of pieces UK Car
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