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Re: Question about lens colors

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Question about lens colors
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 20:39:36 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Joe Curry wrote:

> From all I can tell, the Mk3 has two piece lenses (White and amber) all
> the way up through '69. 

See my previous post; the change to all-amber (still two-piece lens for 
two-bulb lamp base) was for 1969 models.

> In '70 they changed to the all amber ones (at
> least for the US models).  I think the ones for the rest of the world
> remained unchanged through the entire Mk3 production.

For the rest of the world, probably so. But all the 1970 US-spec models I 
ever dealt with had the same single-bulb lamp with amber one-piece lens 
that was used on the later US-spec Spitfire MkIV and 1500. Sorry, I'd be 
happy to quote lamp model numbers, but it's already about -20 here and 
dropping, and I've no desire to "stroll" out to the barn tonight! :-)

Jeff, I still think that the lenses on your RHD Mk3 are correct for your 
car and the market for which it was intended originally.

--Andy

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