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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing Joe!=0A=0AShawn Frank=0AEditor-Spitfir=
e & GT6 Magazine=0AOwner-Continued Legacy=0ANorth American Triumphs=0AFrien=
ds of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR=0A=0A'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV=0A'80 Triump=
h Spitfire 1500=0A=0AFrom:"Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>=0ADate:Thu, Apr 9,=
2015 at 11:13 PM=0ASubject:RE: [Fot] Fw: Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Sto=
ry in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.=0A=0AIn my research for the S=
pitfire Database, I learned that before those works Spits were shipped to t=
he US , they did not have commission numbers.=A0 Because of some arcane rul=
es that required that the cars must have actual production commission numbe=
rs, the cars had commission plates pulled from the then current production.=
=A0 But the cars were built much earlier than their commission numbers refl=
ect.=0A=0A=A0=0A=0AJoe C.=0A=0A=A0=0A=0AFrom: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox=
.team.net] On Behalf Of Shawn Frank via Fot=0ASent: Thursday, April 09, 201=
5 6:22 PM=0ATo: Friends of Triumph=0ASubject: [Fot] Fw: Spitfires @ Sebring=
in 1965 - Story in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.=0A=0A=A0=0A=0AJ=
oe wanted me to forward this...=0A=0AShawn Frank=0AEditor-Spitfire & GT6 Ma=
gazine=0AOwner-Continued Legacy=0ANorth American Triumphs=0AFriends of Triu=
mph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR=0A=0A'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV=0A'80 Triumph Spitfire=
1500=0A=0AFrom:"Joe Alexander" <n197tr4@cs.com>=0ADate:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at=
7:12 PM=0ASubject:Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition o=
f the TVT. The VTR mag.=0A=0AShawn, could you submit this for me? Or it cou=
ld under your name, if you wish.=0A=0A=A0=0A=0AFOT,=0A=0A=A0=0A=0AMike Cook=
had a nice article about the 1965 Spitfires being at Sebring. However, I t=
hink there was one innocent oversight in the reporting.=0A=0A=A0=0A=0AWhile=
the factory may have prepared the Spitfires, it was Kas who ran the team. =
Kas secured the drivers and was the Team Manager at Sebring.=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A=
If I am wrong about this, I can stand corrected by Mike and/or Kas.=0A=0A=
=A0=0A=0AI thought it was worthwhile mentioning. I did kind of a mental dou=
ble take when I read the article. =A0 BTW, Mike reports that he will be joi=
ning us at Summit Point. We are looking forward to seeing him there.=0A=0A=
=A0=0A=0A=0A=0AJoe Alexander=0A=0A645 1st Street=0A=0AJesup , IA 50648=0A=
=0AThe-vintage-racer.com=0A=0AGasketinnovations.com=0A=0ACell: =A0319.464.4=
711=0A=0A=0ABegin forwarded message:=0A=0AFrom: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.c=
om>=0ADate: April 9, 2015 at 6:47:31 PM CDT=0ATo: n197tr4@cs.com=0ASubject:=
Fwd: Sebring 1965=0A=0A=0A=0AJoe Alexander=0A=0A645 1st Street=0A=0AJesup =
, IA 50648=0A=0AThe-vintage-racer.com=0A=0AGasketinnovations.com=0A=0ACell:=
=A0319.464.4711=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tr><td valign=3D"t=
op">Very interesting. Thanks for sharing Joe!<br><br><p>Shawn Frank<br>Edit=
or-Spitfire & GT6 Magazine<br>Owner-Continued Legacy<br>North American =
Triumphs<br>Friends of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR<br><br>'71 Triumph Spitfir=
e MKIV<br>'80 Triumph Spitfire 1500</p> <hr><table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpa=
dding=3D"0" border=3D"0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top"> <div style=3D"fo=
nt-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:#7e7d80;"><b>From</b>:"Joe Curry" <sp=
itlist@cox.net><br><b>Date</b>:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:13 PM<br><b>Subjec=
t</b>:RE: [Fot] Fw: Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition =
ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.<br><br></div> =0A=0A<div class=3D"Section1">=0A=0A<=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;">In my research for=
the Spitfire Database,=0AI learned that before those works Spits were ship=
ped to the=0A US , they did=0Anot have commission numbers. Because of=
some arcane rules that required that=0Athe cars must have actual productio=
n commission numbers, the cars had commission=0Aplates pulled from the then=
current production. But the cars were built much=0Aearlier than thei=
r commission numbers reflect.</span></font></p> =0A=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
0.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;"> </span></font></p> =0A=0A<p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><span style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;">Joe C.</span></font></p=
> =0A=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Aria=
l"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;"> </=
span></font></p> =0A=0A<div>=0A=0A<div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center"=
style=3D"text-align:center;"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">=0A=0A<hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=3D=
"center" tabindex=3D"-1">=0A=0A</span></font></div>=0A=0A<p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size=3D"2"=
face=3D"Tahoma"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;"> Fot=
=0A[mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;"=
>On Behalf=0AOf </span></b>Shawn Frank via Fot<br>=0A<b><span style=3D"font=
-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 09, 2015=0A6:22 PM<br>=0A<b=
><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Friends of Triumph<br>=0A=
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Fot] Fw: Spitfire=
s @=0ASebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.</s=
pan></font></p> =0A=0A</div>=0A=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" f=
ace=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></f=
ont></p> =0A=0A<table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"=
0" cellpadding=3D"0">=0A <tbody><tr>=0A <td valign=3D"top" style=3D"paddin=
g:0in 0in 0in 0in;">=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0=
pt;"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.=
0pt;">Joe wanted me to=0A forward this...</span></font></p> =0A <p><font =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Shawn=
=0A Frank<br>=0A Editor-Spitfire & GT6 Magazine<br>=0A Owner-Continu=
ed Legacy<br>=0A North American Triumphs<br>=0A Friends of Triumph/IBCC N=
ASS#746/VTR<br>=0A <br>=0A '71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV<br>=0A '80 Triumph =
Spitfire 1500</span></font></p> =0A <div class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"cent=
er" style=3D"text-align:center;"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">=0A <hr size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" align=
=3D"center">=0A </span></font></div>=0A <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" b=
order=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0">=0A <tbody><tr>=0A <td=
valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">=0A <div>=0A <p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b><font size=3D"3" color=
=3D"#7e7d80" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Ari=
al;color:#7E7D80;font-weight:bold;">From</span></font></b><font color=3D"#7=
e7d80" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial;color:#7E7D80;">:"Jo=
e=0A Alexander" <n197tr4@cs.com><br>=0A <b><span style=3D"font-=
weight:bold;">Date</span></b>:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:12=0A PM<br>=0A <=
b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Subject</span></b>:Spitfires @ Sebring =
in=0A 1965 - Story in the new edition of the TVT. The VTR mag.</span></f=
ont></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=
=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Shawn, co=
uld you submit this for me? Or it could=0A under your name, if you wish.=
</span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">=
</span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12=
.0pt;">FOT,</span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:12.0pt;"> </span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:12.0pt;">Mike Cook had a nice article about the 1965=0A Spitfir=
es being at Sebring. However, I think there was one innocent=0A oversigh=
t in the reporting.</span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"=
font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A =
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">While the factory may have prepared the Spitfires=
,=0A it was Kas who ran the team. Kas secured the drivers and was the Te=
am=0A Manager at Sebring.</span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <=
div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"=
><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">If I am wrong about this, I can stand co=
rrected by=0A Mike and/or Kas.</span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <di=
v>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><=
span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A=
<div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New R=
oman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">I thought it was worthwhile mention=
ing. I did kind=0A of a mental double take when I read the article. &nbs=
p; BTW, Mike reports=0A that he will be joining us at Summit Point. We a=
re looking forward to=0A seeing him there.</span></font></p> =0A </di=
v>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"> </span></font></p> =0A =
</div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D=
"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"><br>=0A <br>=0A J=
oe Alexander</span></font></p> =0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><f=
ont size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">6=
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class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Jesup</span></font> ,=0A IA 50648</p> =0A </d=
iv>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times=
New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D=
"_blank" href=3D"http://The-vintage-racer.com";>The-vintage-racer.com</a></s=
pan></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><fon=
t size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"><a =
rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://Gasketinnovations.com";>Ga=
sketinnovations.com</a></span></font></p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">Cell: 319.464.4711</span></font></p> =0A </=
div>=0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-=
bottom:12.0pt;"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:12.0pt;"><br>=0A Begin forwarded message:</span></font></p> =0A =
</div>=0A <blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"=
type=3D"cite">=0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bo=
ttom:12.0pt;"><b><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">From:</span></font></b>=0A Joe Alexan=
der <<a rel=3D"nofollow">n197tr4@cs.com</a>><br>=0A <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight:bold;">Date:</span></b> April 9, 2015 at 6:47:31=0A PM C=
DT<br>=0A <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel=3D"=
nofollow">n197tr4@cs.com</a><br>=0A <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;"=
>Subject:</span></b> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">Fwd: Sebring 1965=
</span></b></p> =0A </div>=0A </blockquote>=0A <blockquote style=
=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;" type=3D"cite">=0A <div>=0A =
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"><br>=0A <br>=0A Joe Alexander</span></font><=
/p> =0A <div>=0A <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Time=
s New Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;">645 1st=0A Street</span=
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/span></font> ,=0A IA 50648</p> =0A </div>=0A <div>=0A <p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D"fo=
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intage-racer.com">The-vintage-racer.com</a></span></font></p> =0A </div>=
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w Roman"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;"><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_b=
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