Hi Joe,
If you still have the catalog from Oct. 1998, the car was obviously a Mark
3. Moss started using new front covers on all of their catalogs and selling
posters of them. They all looked pretty nice. However, I though it was
bad for a company claiming to be an expert on the cars to have a Mark 3 on a
catalog for Mark IV and 1500. Yes, some of the parts might be used on both
cars, but they ought to use the proper car for the catalog. It would be
about the same as putting a MGA on a cover of a catalog for just MGBs.
Apparently, they now decided to see if they can fool us into thinking it a
Mark IV by grafting overriders and a spoiler from the later cars on it.
Roger Elliott
Joe Curry wrote:
> Has anybody noticed the drawing of the Spitfire on the front cover of
> the Moss Motors "Triumph Spitfire MkIV and 1500 parts catalog?
>
> This is a black and white illustration that on first glance looks like a
> late model Spitfire with those ugly black bumper guards. However there
> are are a few details that are totally out of place.
>
> It has the finisher strips on the bonnet to cover the seams where the
> fenders attach.
> It has chrome (looking) headlight rings only found on the early
> (Mk1,2,3) models.
> There is a raised portion in the center of the bonnet only found on the
> early cars.
>
> In short, This illustration appears to have been drawn by someone who is
> either unfamiliar with the Spitfire or was done by taking an early Spit
> drawing and applying a few later parts on it to make it (sorta) appear
> to be a late model.
>
> Yeah, I know.... It's a slow day!
>
> Joe
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