Since Triumph designated the model year up until 1967 as the actual year in
which it was built, all those other "model years" are really immaterial,
including those cars withthe infamous "STC" plates. A car built in the last
day of December 1963 is a 63 car whereas a car built on January 1 of 1964 is
a 64 model even though the cars may identical in every respect.
That remained in place until it became necessary for Triumph to pay
attention to emission and safety requirements designated in particular US
Model years. They were forced to adopt the methodology that US
manufactureres were using at the time to designate a year model of the car.
Simply stated, after 1967 the year model designates the safety and emissions
standards in effect att he time.
My 2 pence worth,
Joe C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Moore" <rem9@frontiernet.net>
To: "'Robert MacKenzie'" <list@mackenzie.aero>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] SPITFIRE IN MONTEREY HISTORICS
> There is disparity in many of the earlier cars. The referenced "year" of
the
> car in some states was determined by the actual production model year
while
> in others it was listed by original date of sale. So, depending on where
you
> resided at the time, a car may be considered a 1962 because it sold in
that
> year even though it was a car built in the 1963 tooling year production
run.
> Yet in another state the same car if it didn't sell until January of 1964,
> would in some states, be listed as a 1964 Spitfire. Absolutely confusing
but
> I have seen it happen over the years.
> The above doesn't even address the errors that various DMV's make over the
> years. Think of how many opportunities they have to screw things up with a
> 45 year old vehicle. I have experienced errors in year; type of engine;
> seating capacity and weight. Ever hear of a GT-6 with a seating capacity
of
> 6? New York DMV seems to have that on their mind! They argued with me my
> F-350 Powerstroke was not a diesel even though I was the original owner
and
> knew better. They cancelled a registration on me after they made a typo on
a
> VIN which wasn't caught for two months.
> One could write volumes on similar issues. It would make humorous
reading.
>
> Russ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Robert MacKenzie
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:50 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] SPITFIRE IN MONTEREY HISTORICS
>
> Just curious about something; is the year/commission number correct for
this
> car or is there a misprint on the entry list?
>
> If I remember correctly; Spitfire production began in '62 and a car
FC11029
> would be at least a '63. (Not nitpicking - just curious)
>
> BTW: I will be racing this weekend (Sat & Sun) in the SCCA SWDIV Solo
series
> #3 in Houston. If anybody is in the area please come by Gulf Greyhound
Park
> to say Hello!
>
>
> Robert MacKenzie
> 79 Spitfire 1500 (Street)
> 62 Spitfire Mk1 (Race)
> Cedar Park, TX
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:24:28 -0700
> From: "RACER BUD" <budscars@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Fot] SPITFIRE IN MONTEREY HISTORICS
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Message-ID: <009601c8e829$96647bd0$0302a8c0@Bud>
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>
> Entry list is up for the Monterey Historics..Stan Rinne's Spitfire is
in(1st
> spitfire accepted since about 2000) it's a nice car..black with a
> hardtop...
> Tide Ebding's TR4 is also running(this is Steve Froines' 'OLE BLUE'...John
> Wilburn's 59 Peerless Ambro(TR3 power )is racing also . The entry list is
> up..Google Monterey Historics the first site will take you to
> participants/then entry list
> Racer Bud
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