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Under Hood Paint Questions

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tony barnhill

tony barnhill

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So, on my '63 MkI Midget here are my questions:

1. Is the hood safety latch (# 25 in the diagram below) painted body color?

2. Is the pin locating cup (#35) paintred body color?

3. & what about #'s 30-32?

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I think they were all body color. Did you look in OSM?
 
No pic in Horlers. Not a clue.
 
Tony,

Don't know if this will really help, yes they are all painted body color on my original '61 Sprite. I have to qualify my answer in that my car is painted black as is everything else! Other than mine at car shows I've seen them painted body color. If you are going for a concours car get a copy of the concours book for Midgets.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]If you are going for a concours car get a copy of the concours book for Midgets.[/QUOTE]
???
 
all of them were body colour on Ms Triss
 
Originality Guide for Restoration and Registry Inspections says

<span style="font-style: italic">From HAN6/101 onward, the bonnet latch mechanism; stricker and the secondary (safety) latch were all painted body color.</span>

The above applies to a Sprite but I suspect the Midget standard was the same
 
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