-----Original Message-----
From: John Macartney <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
With the very greatest respect to whoever compiled the Concours Guide, I regret
to say they are in
error. While the information was never made *generally public knowledge* it was
possible for a
customer to:?
1. Specify any upholstery colour in the Standard-Triumph range for any model of
car made by the
company - even if that colour did not appear in the colour charts. Consequently
Dark Green and Tan
were other colours that could be specified for the TR4A.?
2. Specify non-standard combinations of standard colours that appeared in the
colour charts.
==AM==
John, I've heard this from you and a number of other sources over the years,
and I've no reason to doubt it. However, I suspect it was something that wasn't
widely publicized throughout the US distributor/dealer network, either! Fact
is, in the mid-1960s, paint color choices on Triumphs sold in the US were
generally limited to white, Signal Red, Black, Wedgwood Blue and Conifer
(a.k.a. Triumph Racing) Green; interiors were usually limited to black, Matador
Red and Midnight Blue. Maybe that was a Leyland-Triumph "economy of production"
thing for exports?
One notable exception, oddly, was the "Sports" (nee Herald) 1200 convertible.
Towards the end of their run here (say, 1966-67), Triumph seemed to sell quite
a few with Conifer Green paint and Cactus Green interiors!
?
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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