Thanks for the pics Brian, that is the panel/bezel in question. I've seen a
few TR4's that were early enough to have the shiny panel but they did not.
Mine is the only one I've seen. I was beginning to doubt the originality of
the panel. I guess I really need to get Piggott's book. Since we're talking
about minor early '4 details, I've also wondered about the dash support
bracket. My original one is cast aluminun and covered in vinyl. I don't see
any black paint under the peeling vinyl. Is the vinyl also a distinctive
feature of early '4s? Or is it something a PO thought looked nice?
At 09:34 AM 7/14/01 -0400, Brian wrote:
> >>>>>I've been meaning to ask about early TR4 gauge cluster
>panels or "bezel" as
>Brian refers to it. The one on CT1272L is not covered in black
>vinyl nor is
>it painted black. The panel is dimpled aluminum. When I say
>dimpled I mean
>that in the sense of a patterned finish, not a hammered look. Has
>anyone
>encountered one of these before? Is it possibly an aftermarket
>item?<<<<<<
>
>The early TR4s had that shiny metal bezel and round glass on the
>gauges. You will see it in early workshop manuals and the Piggott
>book. The black bezel change over body number was 4398CT
>according to Piggott.
>
>I am told that there are a small number of early black bezel cars
>that have a black cringle paint version of the bezel but most had
>the black vinyl covered version.
>
>You can see the look at:
>
>http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/TR_Images/TR4-128B.jpg
>
>and in this photo at the edge you can see the texture of the
>vinyl covered bezel:
>
>http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/TR_Images/new_radio.jpg
>
>This last picture was cropped for the radio webpage and I could
>scan in the full picture that has more detail if it is needed.
>
>
>Brian Sanborn
>'62 TR4 CT16260L-O - Groton, MA
>
>My TR4 Restoration Web Site
>http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn
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