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Tailgate opening lever

bernd_st

Bronze Level Sponsor
Quick question to all those specialists:

Was the original HLM tailgate lever black coloured or chromed ?
 

bernd_st

Bronze Level Sponsor
Just wondering because I have 2 versions. One is black the other is chrome. Appearantly early models had chrome then while later ones came in black...
 

65beam

Donation Time
lever

didn't rootes commision the building of the lemans versus the other types being built for individuals such as dealers or private owners? maybe rootes was looking at cost cutting measures and decided not to chrome the lever. the lemans we just bought has no louvers in the side of the top. wonder how much that saved?
 

bernd_st

Bronze Level Sponsor
That matchtes my theory. Appearantly they dropped the chrome for the later cars. Doesn´t make much sense on a part which nobody normally sees. But an amazing new find. There is always something to learn about HLM´s :) ...
 
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