Jim,
Gaydon is the home of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, (keeper
of the archives and bearer of the eternal flame)
See the index page of the Spitfire database for a link to the BMIHT
information page. I prepared this to assist people in obtaining a BMIHT
production certificate.
http://home1.gte.net/spitlist/index.html
Regards,
Joe
"Deatsch, James" wrote:
>
> Joe, et all...
> Gaydon? Build certificate?
> Hmmmmmm, speaking of inquiring minds wanting to know.
> que pasa Gaydon?
>
> tia,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 12:25 PM
> To: Doug Mitchell
> Cc: Spitfire Mailing List; John Mac
> Subject: Re: Commision Number Plates
>
> Doug,
> Since all my commission plates are still in boxes (except for the one on
> My Mk1, which has no date), I can't tell by looking what date you are
> describing. My question is, "Is this date actually stamped onto the
> plate, or is it printed onto the plate?" It seems to me that certain
> date information was printed and refers to safety requirements in effect
> at the time of manufacture.
>
> The build information I have on the Spit 1500 (US versions) is:
> First car in 73- FM3033
> First cat in 74- FM12217
>
> Doing some quick math, it appears that fewer than 1000 US Spec cars were
> made each month, so the 4723 and 4879 cars might actually have been
> built in April. But it is highly unlikely that the 11191 car was, since
> by its number must have been built late that year.
>
> Another possibility is that Triumph pre stamped the dates and commission
> numbers on the plates and added the paint and trim codes later.
>
> Joe
>
> Doug Mitchell wrote:
> >
> > Spitted Ones and John,
> >
> > After discussions here the last few days about commission
> > numbers and build dates, I have started wondering whether
> > or not the date stamped on the plate has any correlation
> > to the real build date.
> >
> > Some examples:
> > My Spit is FM4879U and is stamped April 1973.
> > Walt Fogle's Spit is FM4723U and is stamped April 1973.
> > Steve Yemo's Spit is FM11191U and is stamped April 1973.
> > Steve's TR250 is 6826L and is stamped April 1968.
> >
> > Did BL just pre-stamp a number of plates with April 19XX
> > and throw them on the car? Was there some reason for BL
> > to have done this? Safety/emission/? certifications?
> >
> > I know, I know, I should get the build certificate from
> > Gaydon, but that would only answer the question on my
> > car.
> >
> > Inquiring minds want to know.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > Doug Mitchell
> > dmitchel@ford.com
> > '73 Spitfire 1500
>
> --
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