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Early 84 Performer = thoughts please!

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WINI:
Right, I've been scratching my head a bit on this one so thought I would open it up to the floor.

I have an early 84 unstamped GT Performer frame, serial showing it as March 1984. These were available at that time in chrome or white as far as my research has taken me. However when I have stripped some of the paint back to revel the serial, under the bad rattlecan yellow is a layer of pink (very much the shade GT produced the 85's in) and then bare metal. No chrome, no white.

All I can think is that either  A) GT did an early trial or a special in pink, or  B) Someone BITD went to great lengths to strip the OG white back to bare metal and had it professionally finished in GT pink. Then someone threw a rattlecan of lumo yellow over the top.

Any GT experts have any other ideas? I'm going to send to Dan for a new coat, but might rethink the white if it was OG pink?

deeman:
Be rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow?  :-\

That Swan Guy:

--- Quote from: deeman on September 07, 2018, 03:19 PM ---Be rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow?  :-\

--- End quote ---

you is correct but Wheelways in Grimsby (sole UK importer of GT in the 80s) did custom jobs on request too

WINI:

--- Quote from: That Swan Guy on September 07, 2018, 03:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: deeman on September 07, 2018, 03:19 PM ---Be rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow?  :-\

--- End quote ---

you is correct but Wheelways in Grimsby (sole UK importer of GT in the 80s) did custom jobs on request too

--- End quote ---

Hmm, that could fit. Do you think they started importing pre-stamp Nick?

That Swan Guy:

--- Quote from: WINI chiquitita on September 07, 2018, 05:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: That Swan Guy on September 07, 2018, 03:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: deeman on September 07, 2018, 03:19 PM ---Be rad if the OG colour is somehow pink.....white ones are a bit boring! I thought they first came in white, chrome and yellow?  :-\

--- End quote ---

you is correct but Wheelways in Grimsby (sole UK importer of GT in the 80s) did custom jobs on request too

--- End quote ---

Hmm, that could fit. Do you think they started importing pre-stamp Nick?

--- End quote ---

Easily as the advert that showed the first Performer was theirs let me see if I can find it
And Eddie came over in 84 to promote it

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