Alan. Wow, you bought this car new and it had no radiator shroud? What
did the wiring loom that crosses over the radiator look like? There were
loops that held the wire bundle and attached the shroud also. What did
the car have instead? Too much to hope that you still own this car? Do
you have any photos? Jerry Oliver, Olympia, WA.
Alan Crane wrote:
>
> As the original owner of a 67 4A I can say authoritatively (within the
> limits of a foggy 33 year memory) that at least one white 4A was never
> painted black behind the grill. It never had a radiator shroud either.
>
> Alan Crane
>
> > Mark,
> > This thread has really got me wondering. Your Commission Number is within
> > ~400
> > of mine and I would assume that the factory used some consistency when
> > painting
> > black behind the grill. It seems certain that some were painted black and
> > some
> > were not. I'm thinking maybe this area was painted black for the lighter
> > colored
> > cars and not at all for the darker ones like mine (TRG). What color is
> > yours?
> >
> > Also, your commission number is the closest one to mine that I'm aware of
> > to
> > date (mine:CTC63970 LO). What was your build date?
> >
> > Can any other 4A/250 owners shed any light on this.
> >
> > >Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:43:28 -0800 (PST)
> > >From: Mark Sanders
> > >Subject: TR-4A Repainting
> > >
> > >
> > >My 66 4a, which is wearing it's original paint, has flat black paint
> > behind
> > >the grill. It appears to be brushed on.
> > >
> > >
> > >Mark Sanders
> > >66 TR4a
> > >CTC63561LO
> >
> >
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