After twenty three years of doing this for a living, the only color I've
ever seen was the natural alloy. Admittedly, some distributors had red
oversparay on them but I've always attributed that to careless engine
re-sprays. I've never seen any trace of black paint.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Gregg Smith <gregg.smith@slc.k12.ut.us>
To: Team Net <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 7:00 AM
Subject: XPAG distributor
>OK, another restoration detail question:
>
>What was the original color of the distributor body on an early MG TD
>engine (XPAG 1747)? Surely they weren't painted MG red (maroon) along
>with the engine. My guess is they were painted black as they came from
>the Lucas factory. Any thoughts?
>
>Gregg Smith
>1950 MG TD (#1844)
>
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