Autumn Red is best described as a "wine red", almost maroon. The red used on
T Series is more of what we know as traditional Red.
Floyd Inman
----- Original Message -----
From: "lbprince" <lbprince@email.msn.com>
To: <yd3@nvc.net>; "mgt" <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Paint Color
> Page 68 of the "T Type Restoration Handbook" seems to contradict what Chip
> Old wrote on page 59. Page 59 implies that the TF only came with one
red --
> dark red (with a code "C"). The same page excludes light red for the TF.
>
> Please note that autumn red is a dark red, and that MG red is a light red.
>
> Also, the TSO for June 1996 indicates that autumn red is the only red for
> the TF.
>
> It appears that page 68 of the Handbook has a misprint. The correct TF
red
> seems to be autumn red.
>
> Ben
> 54 TF 1500
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <yd3@nvc.net>
> To: mgt <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Paint Color
>
>
> > Ivan:
> >
> > ON page 68 of the third edition of "The T Series Handbook", Chip Old
wrote
> that
> > only M.G. red was available for the TF. He also lists the color code
from
> the
> > chasis numbers, and the letter C=red. If there was more than one red
> available
> > I would have thought there would have been another color code.
> >
> > I have one TF sales brochure, and two copies
> >
> > ? lists: M.G. red, green, ivory, black
> > HTC3-10-53 lists: M.G. red, green, ivory, black
> > HTC 1-14-54 lists: black with red, green or biscuit; red with red or
> biscuit;
> > green with green or biscuit, and ivory with red or green
> >
> > Blake
>
>
>
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