> >Sorry, I should have made myself clearer. I know the wheels should be
white
> >but I'm trying to find out which 'modern' shade of off-white would be the
> >closest match to use nowadays.
>
> Sorry - I should have assumed that you'd be 'way ahead of me!
>
I'm not that far ahead, just trying to grope my way through a minefield of
originality vs versions of 'it's better this way'!
> From recent experience with paint codes, Halfords has a conversion chart
> (Triumph is listed under "Rover Group" I think - or, just possibly, BL),
> which should allow you to get pretty close. Alternatively, I could
> chip a bit of paint off the wheels of my new 1963 Herald and send it to
> you for computer colour matching. Any use?
> >
How could you possibly suggest chipping away at your Herald! I hope the poor
dear is far enough out of earshot not to have it's feelings hurt :o)
I think I'd hope for some other source of inspiration before having to
resort to that method but thanks anyway. I could probably find enough
original white on Sybil's wheels amongst the rust spots to try that route if
necessary and as they will need doing wouldn't cause too much harm.
Otherwise I'll go check out Halfords. It's just that Guy had the feeling
that the shade of the wheels didn't exactly match the whites used on the car
bodies at that time and I hoped to find confirmation or otherwise fo that.
> >I do have John's book and others and I've been studying them like mad
since
> >I took on the post and poring over Sybil and Baby Blue with book in one
hand
> >and camera in other in preparation for upcoming articles :o)
>
> <g>
>
> I spent the first few months of owning Carly doing the same thing, and
> I've just started the same approach with X (the as-yet-unnamed Herald).
> No articles resulted, though - all my writing is on military history.
>
Well, you can obviously do the writing bit, and have done a lot of research
with the cars so why not put pen to paper and send something to the TSSC.
Just a thought...
Suzie
Spitfire MkI, II & III Secretary, TSSC
'68 MkIII - Baby Blue
'62 Spitfire 4 - Sybil
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