I don't know if this helps but my 1966 TR4A IRS CTC63970 LO (build date late
December 1965) had original paint when I got it in 1977 and the area behind the
grill was Triumph Racing Green - not Black.
Mark A. Evans
>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 08:38:10 -0500
>From: Joe Sholtes IV <joeiv@snet.net>
>Subject: Re: TR-4A Respainting
>
>
>Francis,
>
> Did this car have the original paint on it? I noticed
>that there was black paint behind the grille area. I have
>been noticing that Tr 4a's had this black paint as well as
>TR 250's. Could you tell me if there appears to be brush
>marks in this black paint? My car had them, and I had
>someone once tell me that the factory brushed this black on.
> The black paint on my car was under neath the headlight
>buckets- on the raised boss area, however.
>
> JOE IV
> TR 250
> WALLINGFORD, CT. USA
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