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Re: Original Chassis Colours?

To: "Gascoigne, Andy" <Andy.Gascoigne@gov.ky>
Subject: Re: Original Chassis Colours?
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 18:48:07 -0700
Andy,
>From what I have noticed in all the Spitfires and GT6's that I have either 
>done body off restorations or parted out, the chassis' were
all painted black then when the body tubs and front suspension risers were 
installed, the assembly was shot with the color of the
body.  So unless you take the body off the chassis, it would appear that the 
entire chassis was painted body color.

Regards,
Joe

"Gascoigne, Andy" wrote:
> 
> I've been asked an odd kind of question - where the chassis of our cars
> (esp. GT6's) originally painted in the body colour?
> 
> Now I thought that they weren't, but were painted either red or black, but
> my red Spitfire's chassis is red and my white GT6's is actually painted
> white (though I suspect this was a re-paint)
> 
> Can anyone enlighten me?
> 
> Andy

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