Yeah, but the car itself could still be a Mk1, no?
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: Moss British Motoring Mag
> I guess that didn't come across the way I intended it.
>
> I meant to imply that the car was a late Mk2 or Mk3 by the door handles.
The GT6 doors had the same ones and therefore the latches
> would interchange.
>
> Joe
>
> Jeff McNeal wrote:
> >
> > How can you tell by the door handles if the doors came off a GT6?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> > To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> > Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 12:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: Moss British Motoring Mag
> >
> > >
> > > Jeff,
> > > Puzzle no more. This ingenuous owner has used GT6 doors on his Mk2 or
Mk3
> > Spit (you can tell by the door handles).
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > > Jeff McNeal wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Well, I haven't received my Spitfire & GT6 magazine yet (hopefully
it
> > will
> > > > arrive sooner than the last time!), but I did receive the Autum 2000
> > Moss
> > > > Motors rag.
> > > >
> > > > Now, before I continue, it's always ticked me off how Moss has
written
> > off
> > > > round-tail Spits, so naturally I was amused/enraged that they would
use
> > a
> > > > photo of a Mk1,2 or 3 Spitfire (can't tell cause the photo is
cropped)
> > on
> > > > the second page of their center insert catalog to advertise tops for
> > MkIV
> > > > and 1500 models. What kind of crap is THAT?
> > > >
> > > > Now, my real question. In looking at the car in the catalog, I was
> > puzzled
> > > > to see a wind wing on the door. Not the kind that you screw on to
the
> > > > windshield frame -- the kind that's built-into the door! To my
> > knowledge,
> > > > early (or even later) Spitfires never had a wind wing (ala MGB) in
their
> > > > doors, did they?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > >
> > > > Jeff in San Diego
> > > >
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