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Re: tonneau

To: Sam Gentry <hsgentry@cfw.com>
Subject: Re: tonneau
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:23:05 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 31 May 1998, Sam Gentry wrote:

> I am looking at a 72 Spitfire Mk IV.  I notice that there are no Tonneau
> snaps on the doors or under the windscreen.  There is no indication that
> the car has been painted or the crash pad replaced, but there are no snaps.
>  Was the tonneau optional in 72?

Yes, it was. It's not unusual to see a '72 without the door snap posts, 
but it's a bit more unusual to see one without the posts on the dash.
 
> Also I noticed PLASTIC dash panels in the boot.  the car has wood panels,
> but I don't think I ever say a spit with plastic.  Is the plastic original
> and the wood a replacement?

Correct again. The wood began, at least on U.S. models, with the 1973 1500s.

--Andy

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