Re: Digest Number 699 Instrument/manifold colour

[Benson]

Hi all, Few words on instument colours, mine on the TB have the green tint as you describe and came back restored from John Marks with the same colour dials.I did have a spare rev counter at one time which had the silver dials which came from a TA not sure if early or late. Last word on manifold colours? Those of us that used to have old British motorbikes with no more than one large cast iron finned cylinder would,to assist in cooling, paint them with cylinder black! Failing that fire grate black available from all good ironmongers! Regards Ron Benson TB (5 speed ,box would be nice) l________________________________________________________________________

> > Message: 16 > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 21:46:56 -0600 > From: "Bill Hentzen" bill@rangelinemews.com> > Subject: instrument color? > > > Greetings all! > > Help please-just received TC 6391 instruments back from a restoration shop > and the face color is a light pearl grey. TC 2937 and TB0437 and so does

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> 8447 have instruments that are a silver metallic with a green tint to the > face color and every other T Type instrument that I have seen has that > appearance. > > Before I question these folks, need some confirmation of my opinion or is

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> vintage mind in the middle of Lake Michigan? > > Cheers! > > Bill Hentzen > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ >

[Benson]

Hi John, Can,t really remember but I think they may have a bluey tinge to the colour, might be just faded,don,t think the lettering was any different though, Tacho is red lined at about 4,800 not sure if it should be as the original casing was cracked so I sent him my spare which was from a TA. Regards, Ron Benson TB

----- Original Message ----- From: John G. Bulcken IV cbrenner01@snet.net> To: Benson Carole_Ron@benson30.fsnet.co.uk> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Digest Number 699 Instrument/manifold colour > Hi Ron, > I will be dealing with John Marks soon regarding the completion of my TB > instruments . So you feel that he has replicated the original colour of > yours then ? I was under the perhaps false impression that the pre war ones > were more blue...the lettering was a bit different on the pre war speedos > and oil guage. BTW did your TB tacho have a red line ? > Cheers, > John > TB#0398