In answer to the "random color". The chance of the frames being painted in
the same place as the body is slim and none. (can't swear to that though").
But I am in doubt that the fellow painting frames was also allowed to paint
bodywork, thus, what change of color??? Hey, Paul, run over to Canley and
see what's going on with the paint colors.
----- Original Message -----
From: <N197TR4@cs.com>
To: <greenman62@hotmail.com>; <N197TR4@cs.com>; <kaskas@earthlink.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: Frame color
> Random event, of whatever was in the gun, sounds plausible. Obviously
pretty
> rare.
>
> Enuff.
>
> Joe
>
> << At the Portland,ME VTR conventionthis last summer, we encountered a
frame
> >that was painted the same color as the bodywork...white. Never saw
anything
> >like it before. Finally inquired, as Jack & I were judging...(the early
> >TR3s)....owner said he researched this thoroughly and got documentation
to
> >support it...although we did not look at the documentation.
> >
> >Joe Alexander
> >
> ><< In all the new TR'3's that I have seen ( a lot) they were all a flat
> >black
> > color. >>
>
> One of our CITOA members wrote an article about the colors TR
> used by the factory workers... He's correct... sometimes it WAS
> simply a matter of "what was in the gun... I'll look around to
> see if I can dig up his article and post it to the list.
>
>
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> >>
>
|