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Re: Color of road wheels?

To: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil
Subject: Re: Color of road wheels?
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:38:59 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil wrote:

> Now the wheels I have seen from the factory had Black hubcaps, mine are
> silver and are apparently original.  They wouldn't have silver wheels with
> silver hubs would they?

Earlier caps (1971-74, I think) were black and had the word SPITIRE in 
the center. From 1975(?) on, the cap was silver; I think most of those 
had some sort of Leyland medallion. Any late Spitfire "experts" who can 
confirm/deny? ;-) I'll willingly stand corrected.

--Andy

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