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Re: Body Color Frames

To: Jack McCarrick <jmccarr@iwaynet.net>
Subject: Re: Body Color Frames
From: William Davies <w.davies@virgin.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 22:53:29 -0700
Cc: Triumph Mailinglist <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
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References: <36174BFF.EECF1731@iwaynet.net>
Hi Jack,
    I don't know which type of Triumph you want to know about, but ALL
Heralds certainly had the chassis painted in body colour, though there was a
black paint underneath this. On those Heralds I have dismantled, the body
colur extended to the top of the chassis rails - I don't know how the
production process allowed this, as I always understood the shells were
painted after fitting to the chassis. Anyone able to comment???
    Cheers,
        Bill.

Jack McCarrick wrote:

> Frames should be Black seems to be the common sentiment.  I remember
> reading that the factory produced some body colored frames.  I'm finding
> indications on the frame near the front springs that the frame was body
> color.  The surviving paint has too good of a surface to be overspray
> and has survived because it was covered with undercoating.
>
> I have no current intention of this being a show car, but have had
> several encourage me to keep the car authentic when I can.  Once I strip
> the frame all indications of that original implentation will be gone.
> In this situation should the frame be kept body color?



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