It was originally written by Craig Houghtaling:
> >A fellow in the St. Louis MO area is restoring a 62 Spitfire. He has it
> >completely stripped and is now looking for a paint code to return it to
> its
> >original color. Is there anyone out there who can help with this?
Joe Curry replied:
> If it was originally light blue, it was undoubtedly Wedgwood Blue and
> not powder blue....
And I must respectfully disagree, Joe. The earliest Spitfire 4 color range
included Powder Blue up until mid-1963 production (June or so), when that was
replaced by Wedgwood Blue. This is confirmed both by the original Spitfire 4
Spare Parts Catalogue and John Thomason's [Spit/GT6] Guide to Originality.
--Andy
Andrew Mace, Vice President, Member Services
and 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Vehicle Consultant
The Vintage Triumph Register <www.vtr.org>
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