On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Joe Curry wrote:
> Ree and all.
>
> It is generally accepted that the single rail transmissions replaced the
> 3-rail ones during the switchover to the 1500 Model. However there are
> a few exceptions that I have found. These are primarily in the US 1500
> models that were assembled in Belgium. (1FM comm #'s) They also had a
> few other hold over items from the MkIV's that are generally
> undocumented.
>
> Two cases in point are Tom O'Malley's 1975 and a '75 parts car that I
> dismantled last year. (Tom indicates that he has since changed out his
> 3-rail to a single rail).
FWIW, most U.S. spec. 1973 and 1974 Spitfire 1500s I've seen over the
years had the three-rail gearbox, and just about all the 1975 U.S. 1500s
(and later) had the single-rail gearbox.
--Andy
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