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TR Engine Bay Color ?

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kindofblue said:
Mine was repainted in 1971, a GM color called Nugget gold. I have the receipt for the repaint, and it was cheap. The color doesn't look any better on an Oldsmobile than a Triumph. Fortunately, they left the engine bay and the trunk out of the respray, and they are still white. The paint is flaking off is some areas, and the white is showing through. If I wait long enough, maybe all the gold will come off an I will be back to where I started. Than I can strip it and paint it the Wedgewood blue I dream about.

Here is a pic at the Glenside Car show last year. It is the closest I have to a shot of the engine. You can see where the paintline stops. I guess I am lucky not to have a black engine bay. That is two in a row, my TR250 was green in the engine which was original, even though the car had been painted brown, and green again.
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In '59 my brother had a Pagan Gold MG-TD....
 
I've noticed several black engine bays at shows. I'm not totally convinced it was due to a color change. The door jambs were the correct color. I suspect, like others, that it was easier to paint it black than to paint it the color of the car. Plus a lot of American cars come with black engine bays.
 
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