Joe please tell me more about this database I would like to contribute to it.
Patrick Bowen
At 01:34 PM 5/30/98 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
>Brad,
>My feelings exactly. I expect that at least 10 percent of the older
>cars are still around in some form. but In time, perhaps we will have ba
>better handle on that. Bear in mind that I started theis list only last
>September. So (I hope) many more will be reported as time goes on.
>During the summer as the shows are held and people get together, word of
>the database will get passed around and more people will submit data.
>
>Regards,
>Joe
>
>Brad Kahler wrote:
>>
>> > Model # Built # Registered %
>> > Mk1 45753 533 1.16%
>> > Mk2 37409 492 1.31%
>> > Mk3 65320 879 1.35%
>> > MkIV 70021 686 0.98%
>> > 1500 95829 1774 1.85%
>> >
>> > Notice how the percentage goes steadily up as the models advance,
>> > with the noticable exception of the MkIV's. I wonder if more of
>> > them have been scrapped because of the great numbers built and
>> > people's reluctance to restore them.
>>
>> Joe,
>>
>> I'm betting that age has more to do with it than anything else. Since
>> the real interest in these cars did start taking off until a few years
>> ago I would venture to say that the vast majority of the older cars
>> have been scrapped. I think I mentioned this before but in 1987 when
>> I was first starting my restoration of the Mk1 I was told by the
>> salvage yard in Denver "Scotland Yard" that just that previous year
>> they had crushed more than 100 spitfires. I can't imagine how many
>> others have done the same thing. Sadly I don't think we'll ever
>> really know. So I would assume simple attrition is responsible for
>> the dwindling numbers reported as they get older.
>>
>> I know that when I did my restoration I went through 1 - mk1,
>> 1 - gt6, 1 - 1500 and robbed parts off of several cars that were in
>> the salvage yard.
>>
>> Just my 0.02
>>
>> Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
>>
>> 1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (In "Teething" Mode right now)
>> 1966 TR4A CT72398L (Slowly gathering the needed parts)
>> 1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Frame painted, now suspension)
>
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