I am desperately trying to age my Triumph Spitfire 1500, as the
documentation/ID has long been lost by previous owners, and the DVLA
seem to think that it is a 1970 Mk3 (!!).
I have used various sources (parts catalogues etc) to identify the age
of various 'features' of the accessories and trim, and these in the main
suggest that it is a 1977/8ish car, but am very aware that it has been
heavily restored, and how easy most of these parts are to change. The
more evidence I have of it's age the easier it will be to convince the
powers that be!
What I am now trying to do is find parts that have their actual
manufacture date stamped on them in some way. I have now found that the
Triplex windscreen was manufactured in February 19?7 which backs up my
previous guestimates.
Does anyone know of any other parts that were date marked on a UK 1500,
and where the stamps can be found (N.B. engine/gearbox is not the
original)?
Can a differential number indicate year of manufacture?
Oh, and there is a picture of it at
http:\\www.tomh.demon.co.uk\spitfire.htm
but I don't think it is detailed enough to help.
All help gratefully received.
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Tom Harvey________________________________________________________________
http://www.tomh.demon.co.uk/ Home: tom@tomh.demon.co.uk
http://www.tomh.demon.co.uk/jukebox/ Work: tharvey@meditel.co.uk
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