What did you do for ST? Sounds like you could be a great source for settling
many of the originality debates that take place in this group!
Andy
TR250
CD6521L
-----Original Message-----
From: jonmac [SMTP:jonmac@ndirect.co.uk]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:11 PM
To: 6Pack
Subject: Re: TR250
Friends
I recently joined 6Pack and am a former ST employee in the UK. I well
recall the TR250, having sold a large number of them to US civilian and
Forces personnel. It's a long time ago now but my memory seems to be holding
up fairly well on the questions raised below:
> > > commission #
As the 250 and 5 were only in production for a little over a year, there
were few if any meaningful changes
> > > original paint (y/n)
Determined by car
> > > color of valance behind grille
Body colour
> > > color of the back of the valance
Body colour
> > > color of the headlight buckets
Semi gloss black
> > > color of rockers
If this refers to the body underside between front and rear wheels, we call
them sills in the UK. If we're talking of the same thing, they were black.
> > > finish of rockers (smooth vs. undercoat)
Rough. It was coated with black underseal
> > > color of wheels
Wheels were optional wires - either chrome or silver painted with hexagonal
(not eared) centre-locks. Disc wheels were fitted with appalling rostyle
covers that rattled to distraction tat conntinued into the first year of the
TR6. I'm 98% certain the disc wheels were painted a semi-gloss brownish
black. Cars shipped out of the factory direct to the docks had no trims
fitted. These were in a box in the boot. Many owners got so fed up with the
rattling covers that they removed them and painted the wheels silver - which
is exactly what I have done. Hope this helps
Jonmac
Author of "In The Shadow of my Father'
www.toolbox.ndirect.co.uk/triumphbook
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