My guess is that they ran out of red paint and got a good deal on yellow.
Cheap was the main goal on the production line.
-----Original Message-----
From Wiedemeyer <boxweed at thebest.net>
To: Doug Ingram <dougi@home.com>
Cc: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 05, 2000 07:38
Subject: Re: Early cooling fans
>Does anyone know why the color was changed from red to yellow? Could it
>have been that the yellow was easier to see, and thus prevented more people
>from losing fingers in the fan? Just curious.
>
>Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Doug Ingram <dougi@home.com>
>To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Saturday, February 05, 2000 12:02 AM
>Subject: Re: Early cooling fans
>
>
>>Hi Rick:
>>
>>Michael Lupynec suggested that the red blades were seen up to around car
no
>>14000, which will be very close to yours. Perhaps yours was originally all
>>red, with the fan replaced at some time. Or, it's entirely possible that
>the
>>decision to change the fan color was made, but red hubs and red square
>>plates were still being used up when the yellow fans started to be
>>installed. No end of little details with these cars......
>>
>>Doug Ingram
>>Victoria BC
>>1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
>>1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
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