[TR] Engine colour

[John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>]

Thereâ??s been a picture during the recent life of this thread of what appears 
to be a factory recon unit. A few aspects make me feel itâ??s not a genuine 
example though I must stress the evidence is a tad circumstantial.

1. The identity plate doesnâ??t look to be of the quality the company would 
have approved. Thereâ??s something about it that looks a bit â??amateurâ??.

2. As Iâ??ve already commented in other posts, factory recon units (afaik) 
never used the original engine number or a number that looks like it. It was 
completely different, stamped where the original number would have been, and 
not on a riveted plate.

3. Thereâ??s no evidence of the ubiquitous blue paint on the block or any other 
part of the block within the reach of the camera lens.

Sticking my neck out, I feel the engine weâ??ve seen was probably reconditioned 
in the US or Canada, under a supply contract set up by Standardâ??s national 
importer. Such a contract would allow an identity implying it was a 
â??genuineâ?? part and with a warranty that the importer and the authorised 
dealer network would have honoured.

Sorry and wish I could be more specific but thereâ??s too much on the pic 
provided that doesnâ??t ring true to make that engine genuinely appear to be a 
factory original recon unit. Hopefully the foregoing May provide those who are 
model experts for concours judging with some useful background?

Jonmac
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