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Re: [Healeys] frame color -- undercoat

To: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] frame color -- undercoat
From: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:33:39 +1100
In Au, we have a late 6 cyl car, pretty well documented from new.
Delivered in undercoat/primer
Delivered to the DHMCo
And guess what?
The DHMCo didn't pull the engine to paint the car..
Engine bay was undercoat. Or primer. Can't remember.
He's not my accountant.
Just sayin.
Car had an unpainted engine bay
Patrick Quinn Esq?
Tag team me on this.......

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On 15/12/2010, at 10:53 AM, Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Mine was undercoated and I think's Z-Bart. At least that's what was  
> around
> the mid-west in the 60's.
>
> I'm sure it's why the the body is in such great
> shape.
>
> Greg
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] frame color
>> To: "S and T Miller"
> <stmiller96@hotmail.com>
>> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
>> Date: Tuesday,
> December 14, 2010, 4:31 PM
>> Listers,
>>
>> Many cars of the period, especially
> in the rust belt, has a
>> dark colored
>> undercoating applied either by the
> dealer or soon
>> thereafter.  This could
>> and has caused some confusion in
> the past.
>>
>> Also OEW 100s often had the engine compartments and other
>>
> area of the frame
>> and chassis painted black from the factory, but as far as
>> we know...
>> Curt
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 8:09 PM, S and T Miller
> <stmiller96@hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Were early 3000's frames ever painted
> black?- on a non
>> black car?  A 3000 e-bay currently claims that
> the frame rails being painted black is correct i have heard of
> some early frames being painted
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