The Great British
Sports Car - MGB GT & V8
Marketing brochure – Publication 2962/A
Looking at the photo of the V8 engine on page 4 of the brochure,
the colour of the circular bI-metal thermostat pieces (Air Plates)
is between a dark beige and a light brown. See
brochure 2962/A
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Concours MGBGTV8
(Teal Blue 0528)
Prepared for and exhibited in concours events
The time and effort Howard Guiney put into his detailed preparation
of his concours MGBGTV8 produced a stunning car which was eventually
sold. Here the bI-metal pieces are black. Photos |
Two unrestored
Air Temperature Control Units
Roger Powell's photos of the unrestored Air Temperature Control
Units with the sooted bI-metal pieces. You can see them on page
3 of Roger's rebuild report. Report
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Two restored Air
Temperature Control Units
Photos from one of Roger Powell's restoration reports as he
works his way through a thorough rebuild of his MGBGTV8 in Tundra.
The colour of the circular bI-metal thermostat pieces (Air Plates)
is black. Photo |
| Victor
Smith added "I have popped out into my garage and looked
in a cupboard and found my two new Air Temperature Control
Units there to check the colour of the Air Plate (bI-metal
circular panel) and found they were bare metal finished in the
original grey/silver finish with no surface covering.
I recall when I first had the car back in 1978 that the top
surface of the Air Plates was a relatively light beige colour
and that there was some form of heat resistant layer in that
beige colour. I also opened up my bonnet to look at the units
on the car and found they were black but with just a trace
of dark beige". |
