At 2:12 PM +0000 12/10/02, Richard Gosling wrote: >Is that black paint on the number plate panel original? I vaguely remember >someone saying that Triumph did this for a year or so, but can't remember >the details. Maybe it was a US-market only thing? I know that the Toledo >(small early-70s saloon car) had a black panel at the back in a similar way.
Yep, the black rear panel is original. On the two occasions I've had the car painted, I've had to point out to the paint guys to leave it black. I bought the car with 32,000 miles on it from a guy who had bought it for his daughter, who didn't like it because of no A/C. He hadn't done a thing to it except normal maintenance, so it's as delivered from the dealer in August 1972 (built June). The '72 MkIV seems to be an odd duck in many ways, and I suppose that black panel is just one of the oddities. I've learned over the years when buying replacement parts that the best policy is to take the old part to the store or swap meet and match them up to the new part. And speaking of which, if anyone has a line on a vacuum module for a Delco-Remy distributor, or any idea where to find one, please let me know. I know that many people feel it's OK to just disconnect the module and run on mechanical advance alone, but my mechanic (Dave Crane, whose advice I regard as coming from the burning bush) says he prefers to have it on and operating when tuning for best power. Ken Strayhorn Hillsborough NC /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
