Hi everybody
It's been a while since we had any early-TR4 questions, so here goes.
On the "very early" cars, according to Piggot, the windshield cap and
cockpit perimeter trim pieces were chrome-plated brass. This changed quickly
to the much more common anodized aluminum pieces.
I have located what might be an early chrome-plated windshield cap, and I
need a little help:
1. Are the early pieces magnetic at all? Piggot says it's brass under there,
so there should not be any attraction... but I've heard it said on this list
that the parts are actually chrome-plated steel. The seller says he's not sure
if there is any attraction or not. Maybe it's stainless steel?
2. Are there any visual differences between the early and later parts, other
than shinyness? (I have seen this on a couple of early cars... too bad I
wasn't paying closer attention)
3. When did the switch to aluminum occur?
4. What's an early windshield cap worth?
Thanks!
-Nick
Seattle, WA
'62-ish TR4 (probably '61... long story)
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