I can't say with certainty that I ever worked on a TF originally painted MG
red (the lighter of the two reds) but I know for a fact that I once restored
a TF which was Autumn red and which had never previously been repainted. The
factory paint hidden behind the rear trim panels was an exact match for 1977
Lincoln-Mercury "Dark Red".
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles F. Inman <floydinman@compuserve.com>
To: lbprince <lbprince@email.msn.com>; <yd3@nvc.net>; mgt
<mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Paint Color
> 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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