Jonmac:
Thanks for the clarification on all of this, you are the real
expert. I am not worthy, I am not worthy...
Thinking back a bit, I would swear that I read that the blacked
out frame and Kammback came from the American marketing arm for Triumph.
Do I have that wrong too? (mumble, mumble. Damn Alzheimer's. Now where
did I put my "Depends" diaper?)
As for my pronounced TR6 inferiority complex, you could make me
feel *MUCH* better (and of course pave the way for good international
relations) if you sent me a 150HP PI setup. Then you wouldn't need to
listen to me pout. What do you think - good idea or what? Puh-leaaase?
Your poor American cousin,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: John Macartney [mailto:standardtriumph@btinternet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:29 PM
To: Navarrette, Vance; Oliver; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 Colours (Clarifications)
> Could these be for European models, not just NA models? I
> must agree with others that I do not remember seeing a black TR6.
Rare birds indeed but Black was always available from Standard-Triumph
to special order only and it
rarely appeared in the colour charts. Interior trim was to customer
choice from standard colur
range. The minimum paint run was for 25 cars (any model) and these were
always painted on Friday
afternoons prior to the paint lines being cleaned out every weekend.
> I do recall that the satin black Kamm back and the satin black
> windscreen frame were unique to North America.
Not true. Satin black rear ends and screen frames were 'peculiar' to all
TR models all markets. CKD
and SKD variants for local build in the 12 (or was it 15?) overseas
assembly plants may have been
variable.
> Crap. First PI, now all the cool colours. The Europeans got all
> the good stuff, mumble, mumble. I feel like the white trash relatives
> in the family tree that the continentals would rather not talk about.
> Throw us a bone so we will go away and not scare the neighbors.
> Whimper.
Vance, you surely don't expect a comment? :):):)
Jonmac
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