Heya,
I have a 74 TR6 that has had body work (new panels & all) and a total respray courtesy of my attempt to drive up the tailpipe of a Lexus SUV. An "accidental" restoration, anyone? I swear she short-stopped the intersection, My fault I know!
Nevertheless with the majority of the work done now, I have a rather quick detail question and am looking for a consensus. At least an opinion from the forum.
What is the color of the sills/rockers supposed to be for 1974. Originally, pre-Lexus, my car had black sills. Any mention I have found through research is that there was a change in color, to black for the TR sills/rockers, happening around the time of the production dates for the TR250/TR5, with an exception that the earliest TR6 models had body color sill/rockers from the factory. However, many a TR6 of all ages that I have seen, have body color sill/rockers rather than what I assume was factory standard black below the chrome sill/rocker trim, post TR250.
OK I know it may be a matter of preference at this point given that so many cars have been rebuilt but I am looking for what serves as "original" Any opinions?
Keith
I have a 74 TR6 that has had body work (new panels & all) and a total respray courtesy of my attempt to drive up the tailpipe of a Lexus SUV. An "accidental" restoration, anyone? I swear she short-stopped the intersection, My fault I know!
Nevertheless with the majority of the work done now, I have a rather quick detail question and am looking for a consensus. At least an opinion from the forum.
What is the color of the sills/rockers supposed to be for 1974. Originally, pre-Lexus, my car had black sills. Any mention I have found through research is that there was a change in color, to black for the TR sills/rockers, happening around the time of the production dates for the TR250/TR5, with an exception that the earliest TR6 models had body color sill/rockers from the factory. However, many a TR6 of all ages that I have seen, have body color sill/rockers rather than what I assume was factory standard black below the chrome sill/rocker trim, post TR250.
OK I know it may be a matter of preference at this point given that so many cars have been rebuilt but I am looking for what serves as "original" Any opinions?
Keith