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Re: Spitfires at LeMans

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Subject: Re: Spitfires at LeMans
From: Richard Gosling <rbgos@perkins-engines.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 16:55:58 +0000
At the time of Le Mans '64, the GT6 was still under development, and had
not been announced.

However, the standard factory hard-top shape was considered not
aerodynamic enough to give the Spitfire the top speed it needed to be
competitive.  What was actually fitted to the car was a fibre-glass
roof, with the profile of that later fitted to the GT6.  Beneath, the
car is definitely Spitfire and not GT6, albeit largely modified for race
use - aluminium body, TR4 gearbox, bigger brakes etc.  Power was from a
1147 cc 4-pot engine derived from the Spitfire of the time, but with
modified head and twin Weber carbs.

This info all from a short article in the Rimmers catalogue - that's all
I know on the subject!

Richard Gosling
Daffy (Inca yellow '78 Spit 1500)

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