My 63 TR4 (CT19207L) came with the silver colored wheels. The car was
built approx. Jan 14, and I bought it July 23. I still have the original
wheels, but they haven't been on the car since 1969.
This is not to say that somebody didn't do a swap in the 6 months the
car was in the pipeline. The BMIHT certificate says it had a black top
and tonneau cover, but the ones on the car when I bought it were white.
Cheers,
Pete Fullam
CT19207L
Original owner
ArthurK101@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10-Jan-02 21:30:49 Eastern Standard Time,
> geohahn@theriver.com writes:
>
> > My Piggott books shows only TR4s with wires and all my other books have
> > only b&w photos so I'll turn to the list. Would a 1964 TR4's disc
> > wheels have been silver (like a late '3) or a sort of almond color or
> > something else entirely?
>
> George, the early TR4 disc wheels were the same as the TR3A. I have both
> Piggott books and there is a little more info in the earlier book.
>
> The wheels were described by the factory as "silver laquer" or "aluminum
> wheel paint." Piggott's earlier book ("Original Triumph TR") says, in the
> TR3 section, that it is not definitely known whether the two named colors
> were identical. Maybe someone on the list with a TR3 (or a TR4 with original
> discs) can identify an exact or matching color.
>
> That said let me add that my '64 TR4 came with the optional 60 spoke wire
> wheels which (according to Piggott) were the same color as the discs. When I
> replaced the wheels in '93, I bought Dayton wheels from TRF and the color of
> the new wheels was a match to the originals. You might want to check with
> TRF (or Dayton) to see what color they use.
>
> BUT a service bulletin (of which I have a copy) issued by the NY, NJ and Pa.
> Triumph distributor in '63 says that TR4 disc wheels were then changed to
> Spa White for all body colors. We surmise that this was because the factory
> changed the body color to "New White" and had a lot of "Spa White" paint
> leftover. So if your car is Comm number CT 18604 or earlier it would have
> come with silver and CT 18605 or later "Spa White."
>
> Hope that helps. As always, if you need more info come back to me.
>
> Art Kelly '64 TR4 CT 33118L (original owner/factory pickup)
> VTR TR4 vehicle consultant
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