[6pack] Grey Interior

[John Macartney]

Derek

Thank you so much for clarifying the work you did to come to the conclusion that so few TR's were 
built in emerald and Grey. Having used the microfiche at Gaydon myself on many occasions when I 
worked there, I can readily appreciate the tedium and eyestrain you must have experienced to 
validate the data you gathered. For this work, someone ought to present you with a gold-plated 
crankshaft mounted on a fine piece of polished mahogany. I (happily) stand entirely corrected and 
apologise most profusely if it appeared I was seriously doubting Sam Clark's claims. Frankly, I'm 
amazed so few TR's were built in that colour combo as I think it is a delightful match in its own 
right.

Cheers, John Macartney

> With all due respect I did do a thorough interrogation of the TR6 CC75000
> and CP75000 series microfiche build records held by the BMIHT specifically
> for trim code 78, ie Silver Grey trim. Grey trim was indeed detailed on the
> Triumph colour charts for the late 1972 TR6 however until a few years ago it
> had not been reported by any of our members in the TR Register. When I
> discussed this with Anders Clauseger, who was the archivist at the BMIHT at
> the time, he confirmed that had not come across it in any of his research
> into the records for the TR6. In fact I have a photocopy of his notes on TR6
> production and he states "Grey trim listed in spec. book but not verified in
> production records" I agree that it is a common trim colour for the rest of
> the Triumph range however that is not the case for the TR6 and is borne out
> by my research at the BMIHT. I would add that I didn't just have a 5 minute
> cursory glance at the records it was carried out over at least three visits
> going through each and every record. For the record the earliest CC and CP
> that I came across with grey trim were CP76055 which was Emerald and
> CC82000U which was also Emerald. Other colour combinations were Mallard,
> Sapphire and Damson. I would love to stand corrected on this and I'm quite
> sure that I will have missed one or two records. I certainly agree with what
> you say that it wouldn't have made economic sense to have such a small
> production run however that appears to be the case with less than forty cars
> out of a production run of 91850 having this colour of trim. Incidentally
> the much later Beige trim on the USA spec TR6 is very similar to Grey and
> bri-nylon whilst it may have featured on the Spitfire and GT6 never appeared
> on the TR6. Following the discovery of Sam's TR with grey trim which is the
> only one that I am aware of in the US, two others have surfaced in the UK.
>
> Cheers
>
> Derek
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