[TR] TR3A Top Bows

[Andrew S. Mace]

 Some reference points:

TS65633L (what's left of it) was white originally and had white hoodsticks
TS71909L was originally green (and about 50% original paint). It had green
hoodsticks, but I cannot be absolutely sure they were originally that color,
since about 1/3 of the body had been brush-painted in a similar green, and the
entire interior had been dyed/painted first blue, then tan and finally
black...all over the original Silverstone Grey! (Hard to say if, after all
that, they'd bother to color-code the hoodsticks to the body or if they were
original. Oh, and the car's long gone, so I can't check.)
TS73624L (built a whopping 18 days after 71909) was a white car with original
"sandalwood beige" (buff, tan, whatever) hoodsticks.

So the change may well have been somewhere in the early 70000 range as Lou
indicates!



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-----Original Message-----
From: Loumetelko <Loumetelko at aol.com>


What is the correct color to paint the top bows?

Hi George:
According to TRA's Judging Standards  "On nearly all cars the hoodstick
assemblies and hoodstick mounting screws were  painted the color of the body
of
the car.  Some very late cars may have had  their hoodsticks painted black
or a buff (semi-gloss tan)".  I would  interpret "very late" as TS70000+.

You do have a copy of this side screen  guide, don't you?  If not it's free
at TRA's web site  _www.triumphregister.com_
(http://www.triumphregister.com)

Lou Metelko