Thanks. I'll check that.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 (being restored, but will be drivable when the transmission's
back in)
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Bob Kramer wrote:
> Check behind the rubber seal by the door check for original color. '72
> "purple" was #17 Damson. A nice color when shiny and clean.
> Bob Kramer, Austin TX
> Hill Country Triumph Club
> TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
> rgk@flash.net
>
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> > From: James Charles Ruwaldt <jruwaldt@indiana.edu>
> > To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: TR6 paint
> > Date: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 9:36 AM
> >
> > Listers,
> > My '72 TR6 is some shade of maroon or burgundy. I've also found
> > this color in the engine compartment and under the trunk carpet. A TRF
> > catalogue identifies the shade of red for '72 as pimiento, which I
> > certainly wouldn't define my car as being. However, there's another
> > paint layer, this one more of a magenta, and another that may be more of
> > the red that pimiento describes, since the car has several layers on it.
>
> > I haven't checked in the engine compartment to see if these same layers
> > appear there, but the lowest layer may be the same as the top layer. Who
>
> > can suggest what the color should be?
> > Jim Ruwaldt
> > '72 TR6 (being restored, but will be drivable when the transmission's
> > back in)
>
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