Ian, I just recently ran across the original small toolkit for a '53
Sunbeam Talbot, I don't know how they might compare but these tools still
had a lot of the original black paint on them, the tools have been well used
and the spanner wrench and screwdriver is missing but the remaining ones
appeared to have been painted simi-gloss black, but after 46 years it could
have been a gloss black, but it could be from all that good old oil that
they got thier shine
Russ----Original Message-----
From: Ian Spencer <ian(at)sunbeamalpine.org>
To: Alpine List <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 9:08 AM
Subject: tool finishes
>Can anyone tell me what the proper finishes for the Alpine tools are.
>I'm under the impression that some of them were painted black, like the
>jack and starting handle. But how about the tools themselves? The
>wrenches etc.... I don't believe they were painted black, weren't they a
>gun blue finish or a really cheap black plating of some kind? Any ideas
>out there? Thanks in advance. - Ian
>
>--
>Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
>'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
>'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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