Hi Keith,
Actually, I got a correction from Andy Mace (who else?)-but, as I told Mr.
Mace, I got my info from the Michael Cook book-page 60, Table 4-2
(production figures). I was trying to explain to someone the difference
between a MKIV and a Spitfire4. I guess I didn't do too great a job, eh?
As for being a bit narrow-well, maybe I am. Though I'd really like to have a
TR4A IRS, (Wow! A _big_ car!)-it's the Herald/Vitesse/Spitfire/GT6 branch of
the Triumph family tree that really interests me. (And an 1800 Roadster!)
Throw a couple of the motorcycles in there and my Triumph collection would
be complete. Then on to Italian cars. And Loti and Jags
and...and...and...-no, the madness will never end!!!
Laura G. and Nigel
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Keith R. Stewart <kstewart@wwdc.com>
>To: Laura G. <savercool@email.msn.com>; Simmons, Reid W
><reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
>Cc: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 2:32 PM
>Subject: Re: lotus elise
>
>
>> Laura G. and Nigel wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, the designation "Spitfire 4" was the original Spitfire-from
>>> 1962-1964. There were around 22,000 made though I can't find a number on
>>> U.S. sales.
>>Right...that was the original designation.
>>
>>Then the MkI came along for around 2 years-there were about
>>> 45,000made and 19,000 in U.S. sales.
>>
>>I may be wrong here, but I thought that the Mk1 was sort of a retroactive
>>naming of the orignal Spitfire 4 because the second version was actually
>>the Spitfire4 Mk2.
>>
>>I like these two early models and the
>>> 1500-though I suppose that to have a true collection, one should go
after
>>> one from each model-and maybe year!
>>>
>>>
>>I like your thinking, but (and please don't take this the wrong way) you
>>are far too narrow-minded in your thinking. What about a TR2 or TR3, TR3a,
>>TR4 or TR4A, TR5 (well I'd rather that than a 250!), TR6, and TR8. Then,
of
>>course there are those lovely little Heralds and Vitesse's, the 2000's,
>>and...and... will the madness never end :-)
>>
>>Cheers
>>Keith with his little start
>>
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