Re: SER1 Steering column colour

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    Sorry,
    NOS = New Old Stock
    Cheers
    Allan

Diana Alan wrote:

>Allan
>
>To follow through with the colour thing.  The firewall/bulkhead, when I took
>the dash panel off and each of the little plates and brackets I came down to
>a limestone colour.  The same deal on the tub and wings/fenders/mudguards (I
>thought U would like the plains/boats/automobiles ref.).  When I use paint
>stripper and under the gal bits the remaining colour is always limestone and
>have not found an undercoat on any aluminium panel which would indicate a
>re-paint job at that level.  The vehicle was painted multiple times my
>opinion: original limestone, then a canary yellow (yes straight over the gal
>bits), then a red, then NSW Bush Fire Brigade Orange, then bronze green.
>The drivers and passengers doors are a different matter and appear to have
>originally been bronze green, although they may have been swapped at some
>time.
>
>The chassis is slightly different there was a green coating strongly
>adherent to the metal.  This coating reminded me of the green colour you
>sometimes find on the threads of original bolts.  The first layer of what
>looked like paint was the same limestone colour as the main body panels.  If
>you discount the green coating, the chassis had been painted at least twice,
>first limestone then a yellow reminiscent of the paint used in the unexposed
>parts of some aircraft.
>
>The steering rods, seem to have been both black and later green.  What is
>the original configuration?  Black or the arms and/or rods matching the
>chassis colour?
>
>I don't know what the acronym NOS means?
>
>Diana
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Allan Harding" <Allan.Harding@xxx.xxx.xx>
>To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:37 AM
>Subject: Re: SER1 Steering column colour
>
>
>    Hi Diana,
>    That is an unsusual body colour for sure for a "local" 80".
>
>What colour is the chassis?
>
> I have seen NOS 80" steering columns/boxes (but not for many years
>sadly) and they were all black.
>
>    Cheers
>    Allan
>    Canberra, Australia
>
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