Well, whoever wrote the article sure didn't do their homework.
They claim that the US based 1500 start at FM28001? Bzzzzzt.
Wrong. Now maybe for 1975 when BL introduced the 1500 to the
rest of the world. But I know that the 1500s started at FM1.
It sounds like you might as well ignore this listing.
Doug Mitchell
mailto:dmitchel@ismi.net
mailto:dmitchel@ford.com
'73 Spitfire 1500 FM 4879U
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzie [mailto:suzie_bear@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 3:46 AM
> To: Spitfires
> Subject: Re: Spitfire Facts & Figures
>
>
>
> The actual figures they quoted were as follows:
>
> Mk I: FC1 - FC44656
> Mk II: FC5001 - FC88904
> Mk III: FD1 - FD15306
> FD20000 - FD515967
> FD75000 - FD92803
> Mk IV: FH3 - FH64995
> 1500: FH75001 on
> FM28001 on (USA)
>
> So wherever they got their figures, FD16410 wasn't covered at all.
>
> As Laura suggested, 'Curry & Mace' have been founts of knowledge. The
> impression I got is that even BMIHT can't say exactly the
> last number used
> in all the sequences.
>
> I wonder how does this fits in then with being able to get
> total production
> numbers for each run/year?
>
> Suzie
>
>
> Jeff wrote:
>
> > Suzie,
> >
> > Your answer is contained in your statement. The first "set" of Mk3
> chassis
> > numbers. Looks like Baby Blue was in the second set, maybe?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> >
> > FD 8862
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Suzie <suzie_bear@hotmail.com>
> > To: Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>; NASS <nass@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 2:45 PM
> > Subject: Spitfire Facts & Figures
> >
> >
> > >
> > > This month's edition of Club Torque, the Club Triumph
> magazine included
> a
> > > bunch of figures including home & export quantities &
> chassis numbers
> for
> > > each mark.
> > >
> > > I'm rather confused as they quote the first set of Mk III chassis
> numbers
> > > as being from FD1 - FD15306. Does that mean that I've
> spent all that
> money
> > > on a non-existent car as Baby Blue is FD16410?
> > >
> > > I'm also curious about the Mk IVs, the chassis numbers
> quoted for them
> are
> > > FH3 - FH64995. What happened to FH1 & 2?
> > >
> > > Suzie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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