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Re: Russet Brown TR6 = BRG

To: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
Subject: Re: Russet Brown TR6 = BRG
From: "Douglas Mitchell" <dmitchel@ford.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 08:29:35 -0400 "Russet Brown TR6 = BRG" (May 12, 7:01pm)
Cc: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <199705122351.SAA06106@endeavor.flash.net>
On May 12,  7:01pm, Bob Kramer wrote:
> Subject: Russet Brown TR6 = BRG
> I received my Heritage certificate for the Russet Brown '76 today, and
> guess what,  BMIHT agrees with the original sticker that the car is British
> Racing Green!  Too bad the car doesn't agree (or it's ID plate). This is
> the first I've heard of a BMIHT record being wrong. When it comes time to
> fix the hail dents, I'll be hard pressed not to paint it BRG, after all who
> would believe I chose to paint it brown when the sticker says BRG? The
> certificate also says it came with a black soft top, bummer!
>
> Bob Kramer, Austin TX
> Hill Country Triumph Club
> TR6x3, TR250 x3, TR3A vintage race
> rgk@flash.net
>-- End of excerpt from Bob Kramer


Is it possible that either 1) someone went through the effort of doing
a full respray including the engine bay and everything? or 2) Somewhere
along the line, the ID tag was swapped out with the car that actually
is BRG?

Doug Mitchell

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