Hey John,
The "Pale Yellow" is a perrenial topic on the list. Pat (in Canada) and
I have been comparing notes. I have a 1961 TR-3A (TS75407L) that was
originally pale yellow, will again be pale yellow and still has pale yellow
behind the stone guards and the insides of the doors. My local (an hour
away) paint guy still has the orginal paint chips for matching and they are
an identical match to the paint inside the doors. Pat had a '64 Ford color
that was close.
Indeed, the original pale yellow (buffed out) has a greenish/olive hue
to it.
Bill Brewer
Tehachapi, CA
1960 TR-3A TS72747 LO
1961 TR-3A TS75407 L
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Middlesworth" <top_down@worldnet.att.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: Fw: Is pale yellow kind of greenish?
>
> My painter offered me up a sample of pale yellow (for a 3A) that he
derived
> from a 1959 Triumph paint chip. Both the chip and the resulting sample
seem
> very slightly green to me. The pale yellow cars in the Piggott TR2-3 book
> all have more of a "buff" appearance. Are there listers who have
experience
> with original pale yellow who can confirm the greenish tint I'm talking
> about? Is is possible that the paint chip changed color over the span of
40
> years?
>
> John Middlesworth
> 1960 TR3A
>
>
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