As the original owner of a 67 4A I can say authoritatively (within the
limits of a foggy 33 year memory) that at least one white 4A was never
painted black behind the grill. It never had a radiator shroud either.
Alan Crane
> Mark,
> This thread has really got me wondering. Your Commission Number is within
> ~400
> of mine and I would assume that the factory used some consistency when
> painting
> black behind the grill. It seems certain that some were painted black and
> some
> were not. I'm thinking maybe this area was painted black for the lighter
> colored
> cars and not at all for the darker ones like mine (TRG). What color is
> yours?
>
> Also, your commission number is the closest one to mine that I'm aware of
> to
> date (mine:CTC63970 LO). What was your build date?
>
> Can any other 4A/250 owners shed any light on this.
>
> >Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:43:28 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Mark Sanders
> >Subject: TR-4A Repainting
> >
> >
> >My 66 4a, which is wearing it's original paint, has flat black paint
> behind
> >the grill. It appears to be brushed on.
> >
> >
> >Mark Sanders
> >66 TR4a
> >CTC63561LO
>
>
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