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RE: E-Brake color

To: "'Ian Spencer'" <SpenceIC@Healthall.com>, alpines@autox.team.net,
Subject: RE: E-Brake color
From: Frank Marrone <Fmarrone@turinnetworks.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:32:32 -0800
My early MKI tiger came with a black handle.  I repainted it black thinking
it was original.  I'm very interested to know if this is correct or not.

Frank
B9471116
http://home.attbi.com/~itswonderful/Tiger.html



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Spencer [mailto:SpenceIC@Healthall.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 6:48 AM
> To: alpines@autox.team.net; Eddie.Donovan@PWGSC.GC.CA
> Subject: RE: E-Brake color
> 
> 
> Ok, ok... let's get this straight from the beginning...
> 
> Series I and II - Chrome.
> Series 3 and IV - Silver paint
> Series V - Black paint.
> 
> What I'm not sure about is when they changed from silver 
> paint to black. there may have been a cross over period... 
> but I'm not sure off of the top of my head. I think it's 
> documented, but I'll have to look it up.
> 
> I was referring to Series 3, 4 and 5 Alpines this morning 
> when I said none were chrome. I should have been more 
> spacific. Sorry about that. - Ian
> 
> 
> Ian Spencer
> Client Services
> University Hospital
> Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
> (513) 584-0365
> 
> >>> Eddie Donovan <Eddie.Donovan@PWGSC.GC.CA> 01/31/02 09:02AM >>>
> The E-Brakes on both my Series II's are chrome. I guess this 
> means they
> aren't original.
> 
>                                       
> Eddie Donovan
> Carlsbad Springs, Ontario
> Series II, 1961 - B9108405 LRX -    Being restored
> Series II, 1961 - B9104430 ODLR - Future project
> SAOCA Member
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Spencer [mailto:ian@sunbeamalpine.org] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:14 AM
> To: RSWiser@aol.com 
> Cc: CANISDOG@aol.com; alpines@autox.team.net 
> Subject: Re: E-Brake color
> 
> 
> Series 3&4 have the silver ones and Sv has black. I've never 
> seen brown.
> If it
> has a round silver plastic button on the end without a flare then it
> gets painted
> silver. If it has the flared or hooded button on the end then it gets
> painted
> black. They were never chrome.
> 
> RSWiser@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > My E-Brake is Chrome.
> >
> > Series I
> >
> > Rob

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