CraigLandrum
Jedi Hopeful
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My son and I are in the process of restoring a 1959 pre-60,000 TR3A and I was attempting to obtain a definitive chart showing the factory body colors and (more importantly) the interior. I've located the body color charts but have been unable to find anything definitive that shows the trim colors. The closest I've come is the following info printed on the back of a TR3 sales brochure (year of printing probably 1960?):
COLOUR SCHEMES
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Body Colour | Trim - Vyside or Leather
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Silverstone Grey |
British Racing Green | Silverstone Grey
Sebring White | Targo Purple or
Pale Yellow | Red
Black |
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Signal Red | Red, Black or
| Silverstone Grey
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Powder Blue | Black or Blue
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In addition to the above, Sebring White and Black are available with
Black or Blue trims, and Pale Yellow is available with Black trim.
N.B. Hood and Side Curtains - Black or White
Hard Tops available in any T.R.3 body colour to produce a single or
two-colour exterior.
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Questions/comments here -
(1) It does me absolutely no good to have a color described in text when trying to find vinyl or leather that comes closest to the original. Does anyone know of authoritative pictures that show interior trim colors?
(2) Anyone notice that "tan" is missing from this list? Should I assume that no factory car was delivered with a tan interior trim? Does anyone know for sure, and if "tan" was provided, was it light, dark, what?
(3) For you concours judges out there - If I try to come close to "Triumph Racing Green" or "British Racing Green" (apparently two different colors) with a tan/biege vinyl interior with matching tan/biege piping (not white), will I pass muster or get dinged? Do you judges have a color guide that you use? if so, how do I obtain a copy.
Please forgive me if all of this is common knowledge or simply doesn't matter much in a good restoration.
COLOUR SCHEMES
------------------------------------------------------------
Body Colour | Trim - Vyside or Leather
------------------------------------------------------------
Silverstone Grey |
British Racing Green | Silverstone Grey
Sebring White | Targo Purple or
Pale Yellow | Red
Black |
------------------------------------------------------------
Signal Red | Red, Black or
| Silverstone Grey
------------------------------------------------------------
Powder Blue | Black or Blue
-----------------------------------------------------------
In addition to the above, Sebring White and Black are available with
Black or Blue trims, and Pale Yellow is available with Black trim.
N.B. Hood and Side Curtains - Black or White
Hard Tops available in any T.R.3 body colour to produce a single or
two-colour exterior.
***
Questions/comments here -
(1) It does me absolutely no good to have a color described in text when trying to find vinyl or leather that comes closest to the original. Does anyone know of authoritative pictures that show interior trim colors?
(2) Anyone notice that "tan" is missing from this list? Should I assume that no factory car was delivered with a tan interior trim? Does anyone know for sure, and if "tan" was provided, was it light, dark, what?
(3) For you concours judges out there - If I try to come close to "Triumph Racing Green" or "British Racing Green" (apparently two different colors) with a tan/biege vinyl interior with matching tan/biege piping (not white), will I pass muster or get dinged? Do you judges have a color guide that you use? if so, how do I obtain a copy.
Please forgive me if all of this is common knowledge or simply doesn't matter much in a good restoration.