vitesse Mk1Correct air box colour

[Bobtaylor]

I have recently acquired a 1968 Mk1 Vitesse. IN the past the rocker cover, air box and dynamo have all been painted in the cars body colour. I guess the dynamo should be black and I am going to fiy an aluminium rocker cover (as I had one already ) but what is the correct colour for the air filter housing. I an sure I have seen silver and black.

Not the biggest problem in the world, guess I have too much spare time on my hands!!!!!!!!

Before this Mk1 I had a Vitese 6 1600. I am amazed at the difference it is a pleasure to drive by comparison.

[Colin Lindsay]

I would have said gloss black, but a quick internet search has revealed both black and silver (not to mention red and blue....)

Mike Costigan's book shows both black and silver, but Graeme Robson's shows only black. I suspect it's an age-related thing; possibly early cars with the large filter box were black and then to modernise later models, they became silver? Vitesse owners, come to the rescue!

 

[Gary Flinn]

I reckon the Mk1 2 Litre Vitesse was Black, the later Mk2 Silver.

Although knowing Standard Triumph it may have changed on the 2 Litre Mk1 halfway through Production!

[NonMember]

My Mk1 has a silver air box but that's not really a good indication. I don't remember whether the late Mk1 I had 30 years ago was silver or black but since it had a 1600 radiator it probably wasn't a good indication either.

[dave.vitesse]

Both late Vitesse 6 (1600 )and 2 Litre (Mk1) had a satin black coloured air filter box. The 2 Litre Mk2 had a silver coloured air filter box.

Dave

[Viscount]

1968 Mk1, Gloss black air filter box

Mk2 silver,

[daverclasper]

Ooh. Now we have gloss and satin black?.

Satin, looks better for me?, same for the heater box.

[Peter Truman]

trouble with satin it will show all the oily marks, whereas gloss will wipe clean a lot easier.