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Re: TR250

To: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Subject: Re: TR250
From: "James Franks" <jimmble@adelphia.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:01:33 -0500
I AM VINDICATED!!!

:^)

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
To: "6Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: TR250


> Friends
> I recently joined 6Pack and am a former ST employee in the UK. I well
> recall the TR250, having sold a large number of them to US civilian and
> Forces personnel. It's a long time ago now but my memory seems to be
holding
> up fairly well on the questions raised below:
>
> > > >   commission #
> As the 250 and 5 were only in production for a little over a year, there
> were few if any meaningful changes
> > > >   original paint (y/n)
> Determined by car
> > > >   color of valance behind grille
> Body colour
> > > >   color of the back of the valance
> Body colour
> > > >   color of the headlight buckets
> Semi gloss black
> > > >   color of rockers
> If this refers to the body underside between front and rear wheels, we
call
> them sills in the UK. If we're talking of the same thing, they were black.
> > > >   finish of rockers (smooth vs. undercoat)
> Rough. It was coated with black underseal
> > > >   color of wheels
> Wheels were optional wires - either chrome or silver painted with
hexagonal
> (not eared) centre-locks. Disc wheels were fitted with appalling rostyle
> covers that rattled to distraction tat conntinued into the first year of
the
> TR6. I'm 98% certain the disc wheels were painted a semi-gloss brownish
> black. Cars shipped out of the factory direct to the docks had no trims
> fitted. These were in a box in the boot. Many owners got so fed up with
the
> rattling covers that they removed them and painted the wheels silver -
which
> is exactly what I have done. Hope this helps
>
> Jonmac
>
> Author of "In The Shadow of my Father'
> www.toolbox.ndirect.co.uk/triumphbook

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