T 6 Top Sender Fuel Tank Color

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Brett Johnson
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T 6 Top Sender Fuel Tank Color

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Around the end of 1962 top sender fuel tanks went from black to gray. Information supplied around 15 years ago was as follows:

Reutter coupe: Black 112147, October 62 Gray 112582, November 62
Karmann coupe: Black 212218, November 62 Gray 212648, January 63
Reutter cabriolet: Gray 158099, March 1963

Any new info out there?
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Re: T 6 Top Sender Fuel Tank Color

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Not new info, but one more data point. Reutter coupe 119779, Black, bottom sender tank.

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I'm pretty sure all bottom sender tanks were black. Is that right? I would like to know if the rear grilles on 119779 were anodized.
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122936. Gray
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Re: T 6 Top Sender Fuel Tank Color

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Hi Brett,

Karmann coupe 211023 black top sender built 8/9/1962.
1963 B T6 Project

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Re: T 6 Top Sender Fuel Tank Color

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Brett Johnson wrote: Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:28 am I'm pretty sure all bottom sender tanks were black. Is that right? I would like to know if the rear grilles on 119779 were anodized.
Sorry I can't answer the question about the rear grilles - I don't know if they were original...

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#7 Post by Alex Mestas »

211259 Karmann Coupe 8/1/62 build was black with top sender.
1963 356 T-6 Coupe Signal Red.
1973.5 911 T Coupe Ivory.
1989 911 Carrera Targa Grd Prix White.

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#8 Post by Jules Dielen »

89714 bottom sender, black. December 1961
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