Wow! that's cool! A Spitfire spotting-and someone actually knows that
particular Spit! Cool!
Laura G.
>
>From: "M.Hesselink" <M.Hesselink@chello.nl>
>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:47:54 +0200
>To: Dean Dashwood <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
>CC: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Spitfire Siting
>
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>Dean,
>
>I can assure you: there are many Spitfires here in Amsterdam. Most of them
>(like
>mine) are, however, kept in garages; as parking out in the streets is becoming
>excessively expensive, and also because the number of thefts from cars is quite
>high. (And we all know about Spitfire door locks...). Maybe the fact that it's
>raining most of the time has something to do with it as well....
>
>The car you mention I know very well. The (female) owner lives near the
>conference
>centre, and I've seen the car parked around there for many, many years. I
>believe it
>is used daily, summer and winter (which is quite rare in this country), and
>considering that I think it looks unbelievably well. It is certainly being well
>taken care of, although I agree the chrome add-ons are not exactly to my liking
>either.
>
>Marc
>
>Dean Dashwood wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I have just returned from a conference in Amsterdam, and I'm pleased to
>report a
>> Spitfire siting (although only one). On Wednesday evening, I left the
>> conference centre and began walking back to the hotel, when I noticed a
>familiar
>> shape parked a hundred yards up the road. Closer inspection revealed a
>> burgendy-coloured 1500, in fairly reasonable condition. Unfortunately, it
>had
>> been ruined by the large silver "air-scoop" which was bolted onto the bonnet
>> above the air filters. The scoop looked like it was probably plastic,
>painted
>> silver, and was a very bad fit (not straight, and not flush with the bonnet).
>> Besides from looking very tacky, I could not figure out any reason for it to
>be
>> there. But I was pleased to see a Spitfire anyway!
>>
>> Dean
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