It really depends on how the concourse is to be judged. If originality is
a factor in the judging, it depends on whether the judges want THE
original body color or will accept ANY original body color.
On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Roadrunner@Post.com wrote to mg-t@autox.team.net:
> The Concourse deduction for piping not matching the body color is
> probably trivial compared with the penalty for painting a green TF
> white, unless you plan to forge an HDP serial number plate in place of
> your original HDE numbered plate. In that event, you may wish to save
> the original plate for the sake of the next owner, as the caretaker of
> that bit of British automotive history.
>
> According to F.E. Old III, the Technical Editor of
> The "T" Series Handbook (1986) published by The New
> England MG T Register, the third letter in the TF
> Car Number represents the original paint color:
>
> A = Black
> B = Birch Grey (Ditzler Paint Code DDL 31918)
> C = M.G. Red (Ditzler Paint Code DDL 71993)
> E = Almond Green (Ditzler Paint Code DDL 44159)
> P = Ivory (Ditzler Paint Code DDL 81271)
>
> So for each of these exemplary car numbers,
>
> HDA13/0501 was originally black
> HDB46/0570 was originally grey
> HDC13/0503 was originally red
> HDE43/0513 was originally green
> HDP43/0502 was originally ivory
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Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271
Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E
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