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From: Andrew S. Mace=20
Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2016 7:23 PM
To: tjwakeman@gmail.com ; triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [TR] chrome paint
TeriAnn noted:
Chrome paint???? How could you guys be seriously discussing painting =
the=20
chrome bits of a half century old (give or take) Triumph? It is=20
something I would imagine a kid might do with a rusty old car that had =
one foot in the wrecking yard and the other almost there. That is so=20
tacky. A race to the bottom of the resale value.
Of course, painting or other process rather than replating might just =
mean that the $500-800 per bumper for quality rechroming could be put =
into needed bodywork, engine rebuilding, or 1000 other tasks necessary =
to get the car going safely, if not to a mythical "Concours-quality" =
appearance. The pretty stuff can come later; some folks would rather =
enjoy the car from the driver's seat, where it's hard to see the =
bumpers. ;)
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, =
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Triumph 10 / Herald / Sports 6 vehicle consultant, The Vintage Triumph =
Register: http://www.vtr.org
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph =
Herald Database: http://triumph-herald.us
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 3, 2016 7:23 PM</DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com";>tjwakeman@gmail.com</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dtriumphs@autox.team.net=20
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] chrome paint</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>TeriAnn noted:</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px =
solid">Chrome=20
paint???? How could you guys be seriously discussing painting the =
<BR>chrome=20
bits of a half century old (give or take) Triumph? It is <BR>something =
I would=20
imagine a kid might do with a rusty old car that had <BR>one foot in =
the=20
wrecking yard and the other almost there. That is so <BR>tacky. A race =
to the=20
bottom of the resale value.</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Of course, painting or other process rather than =
replating=20
might just mean that the $500-800 per bumper for quality rechroming =
could be put=20
into needed bodywork, engine rebuilding, or 1000 other tasks necessary =
to get=20
the car going safely, if not to a mythical "Concours-quality" =
appearance. The=20
pretty stuff can come later; some folks would rather enjoy the car from =
the=20
driver's seat, where it's hard to see the bumpers. ;)</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"CLEAR: both"><FONT color=3Dblack size=3D2 =
face=3Darial>--Andy=20
Mace<BR><BR>*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?<BR>*Man: Well, no ... It's =
not so=20
much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with =
wings.<BR>--=20
Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus =
(22)<BR><BR>Triumph 10 /=20
Herald / Sports 6 vehicle consultant, The Vintage Triumph Register:=20
http://www.vtr.org<BR><BR>Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 =
(Vitesse=20
6) and Triumph Herald Database: =
http://triumph-herald.us</FONT></DIV><BR></FONT>
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