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Handbrake colour
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:36 pm
by psjorge
Hi!
Not sure if this is the right spot to place this question but here it goes anyway!
Can anyone inform me the correct colour used on the handbrake? I've seen gold, silver and black ones!
My car is an early 1954 Series II, 4 door saloon.
Thanks,
Pedro
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:41 pm
by Onne
I'd say gold. My '54 had a gold coloured handbrake.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:15 pm
by Dominic
My 1098 1965 4-door has a black one (well it was all black once!)
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:20 pm
by psjorge
Personaly I was inclined to paint it gold... so thanks for reinforcing my initial belief!
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:52 pm
by tortron
just throw this in the mix
my 51 has a brown one - the colour of the steering column
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:54 am
by ASL642
Up to v. late SII they were gold - ours is Sept 56 and had a gold one before we changed it to 1098 running.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:06 pm
by IaininTenbury
Early Series 2 were still nickel plated. Well my June 53 convertible is anyway... Prob right about gold paint by 54.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:08 pm
by Onne
My MM handbrake lever is nickel I think.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:20 pm
by alanworland
My MM had a nickel plated lever with a chrome lever release but it had all seen better days so it is now the same colour as the dash - gold!
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:00 am
by IaininTenbury
tortron wrote:just throw this in the mix
my 51 has a brown one - the colour of the steering column
I'd guess the brown painted one was a '51 era only thing when there was a nickel shortage. At the same time the hubcaps were painted and the MM lost the chromed grill. (I know of one '51 four door that still has body coloured hubcaps which does look a bit odd. I'd guess most have been swapped for shiny ones since).
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:05 am
by tortron
yea i have the 1 piece no chrome grill
hubcaps have been swapped