Well, I think we have reached an answer to our question?
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>
To: Laura G. <savercool@email.msn.com>; Growe58@aol.com <Growe58@aol.com>;
spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: New Spitfire webpages
>
>My '80 has chrome catches.
>
>- Mark
>
>At 04:05 PM 5/16/99 -0700, Laura G. wrote:
>>
>>>I noticed that the bonnet catches on the '80 Spits were painted body
color.
>>>Was
>>>this a late factory change or just part of the advertising? Anyone know?
>>>
>>>-Greg
>>
>>
>>In my handy dandy spitfire book by Michael Cook, all it says is that the
79
>>and into 80 model years carried "virtually no chrome trim at all."
>>
>>I really haven't seen many '80s (or '79s) . I do seem to vaguely remember
>>seeing a spit once that had bonnet catches painted the same colour as the
>>body.
>>
>>Laura G. and Nigel
>>>
>>>In a message dated 5/14/99 11:04:38 PM EST, savercool@email.msn.com
writes:
>>>>
>>>> Thumbs up!
>>>>
>>>> Great site-beautiful car!
>>>>
>>>> Laura G. and Nigel
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@xs4all.nl>
>>>> To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>>>> Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 11:24 AM
>>>> Subject: New Spitfire webpages
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >[drum roll]
>>>> >
>>>> >Ladies and gentlemen!
>>>> >
>>>> >After having been locked up in a room for some weeks with just a
>>computer,
>>>> >a scanner, notepad.exe, and a good book on HTML, I have the
>>immeasurable
>>>> >pleasure to announce to you my * N E W * webpages dedicated to the
>>Triumph
>>>> >Spitfire.
>>>> >
>>>> >There's the usual blah-blah about my own car, how and why I got it,
why
>>>> >it's so great, etc.
>>>> >
>>>> >But I think I have something that so far nobody else has:
>>>> >
>>>> > Original Triumph Spitfire Brochures
>>>> >
>>>> >So far, I have a 1974 and a 1980 UK brochure, scanned in hi-res B&W
and
>>>> >colour.
>>>> >
>>>> >And an extra special bonus page:
>>>> >
>>>> > How To Read Your Spark Plugs
>>>> > (courtesy of Champion spark plugs ;-)
>>>> >
>>>> >You, the subscribers to this list, are the first to be informed about
>>>these
>>>> >pages. So please, whenever you have the time, point your browsers to
>>the
>>>> >URL mentioned below - and do not hesitate to tell me what you think.
>>>> >Criticism is *very* welcome.
>>>> >
>>>> >Thanks.
>>>> >
>>>> >--
>>>> >Eric Kieboom - The Netherlands
>>>> >1976 Spit 1500 - Original Java Green
>>>> >
>>>> >My Spitfire and Triumph Spitfire brochures:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.xs4all.nl/~ekieboom/spit/spit.html
>>>
>>
>Mark Milotay, Principal
>On the Mark Software & Consulting
>
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