Bill,
That might very well be true. It would certainly explain why the holes
on the cowl are still there even though the plate has been attached to
the B post. My own experiences are mostly on US market cars, so I don't
really have a point of comparison. But apparently the change over (in
the US at least) happened on the late Mk3 models and most (if not all)
North American cars thereafter had them located there as well.
If this is the case, it might be explained as the US paranoia about
thieves not being able to remove the plate if the door is locked,
whereas most Spit bonnets are not lockable. It's an interesting theory,
anyway.
Regards,
Joe.
P.S. you might want to do a cursory study of MkIV and 1500 models to see
if it is consistent outside North America.
Bill Davies wrote:
>
> I've never actually seen a Spitfire with the Commission Plate in the
> door frame area, all of my Spits have had it rivetted to the left hand
> side of the bulkhead. Is this one of those anomalies for the American
> market, as all my Spitfires have been home market cars? I have owned
> several MkIV, 1500 and MkIII models, and have worked on earlier models
> belonging to friends.
>
> Joe Curry wrote:
> >
> > You guys (and gals too Laura) are leading a very sheltered life. If you
> > would look at more than just MkIV and 1500 Spits, you will find that all
> > the round tail ones had the commission plate on the cowl, where it is
> > supposed to be!!! 8^)
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
> > >
> > > Here, here-agreed.
> > >
> > > I have seen plates in engine compartments of TR250s and TR4s and such.
>But,
> > > not Spitfires. There ia a plate in the engine compartment of Nigel-but
>it's
> > > not the comission plate and it's been such a long time since I paid
> > > attention to it-I can't remember what it is!
> > >
> > > Laura G. and Nigel
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > > To: 'Bowley, Glenn (GC CT)' <glenn.bowley@gerbercoburn.com>; 'Spitfire
>mail
> > > list' <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 10:49 AM
> > > Subject: RE: Commission plate location.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Not to worry. The commission plate on my '79 is also mounted on the
>door
> > > > jam and not under the bonnet. Most of the Spitfires I have seen have
>them
> > > > mounted on the door jams.
> > > >
> > > > Reid
> > > > '79 Spitfire
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Bowley, Glenn (GC CT) [mailto:glenn.bowley@gerbercoburn.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 4:31 AM
> > > > To: 'Spitfire mail list'
> > > > Subject: Commission plate location.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi all-
> > > > I have a '75 spit, and had a question about the commission plate
>location.
> > > > The commission plate on my car is located on the inside rear of the door
> > > > frame, just below the latch mechanism. I know from the various catalogs
>I
> > > > have seen that the commission plate should be under the bonnet on the
> > > > drivers side. I don't have anything in this location except two rivets
> > > where
> > > > the commission plate should be, and the body number plate just below
>that.
> > > > Has anybody ever heard of the commission plate being in the door frame?
> > > > I was thinking of moving it back to the "proper" location, but wanted to
> > > be
> > > > sure that it's current location was not "factory".
> > > > I thought you guy's (and gal's) would appreciate a simple,
>non-mechanical
> > > > question for a change of pace ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Glenn Bowley
> > > > ' 75 Spit FM30644U
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
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