Front damper colour

[Limey]

Hi all,

Another one for the wise ones.

What is the probable original colour of the front dampers on a Series II? At present I have a set of correct pattern but new Monroe's which are a dark teal colour that can't be original.

Would it have been the colour that the manufacturer was making them that month back in the 60's?

Many thanks!

Oliver

 

[puff4]

I'm pretty sure original shocks were black semigloss. However, another acceptable period color for British shocks would be medium blue semigloss.

 

[alpine_64]

I'm pretty sure original shocks were black semigloss. However, another acceptable period color for British shocks would be medium blue semigloss.

Kevin i'm sure you are right, the SI-3 Alpines used the black armstrongs, as for the blue I have seen many "woodhead" shocks in rootes boxes with correct part numbers in a blueish grey which i think were later replacement units when chrysler had more control.

 

[puff4]

Kevin i'm sure you are right, the SI-3 Alpines used the black armstrongs, as for the blue I have seen many "woodhead" shocks in rootes boxes with correct part numbers in a blueish grey which i think were later replacement units when chrysler had more control.

Yes, exactly - the replacement shocks were often medium blue, or as you noted, blueish gray.

 

[moonstone SIV]

Oliver,

I posted this a couple of months ago. Well I thought it was vaguely interesting at the time...........

http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15464