Jeff,
I have been studying that photo more closely and wonder if you noticed:
1. The photo was taken at a car show and the bonnet was up (witness the front
end of the door and part of the windshield wiper motor
showing).
2. They obviously didn't want the bonnet up so they either air brushed in the
engine or did it digitally. Too bad they didn't smooth
all the other oddities out.
3. The boot lid doesn't appear to have any logos on it, so that is no clue to
the model.
4. The seats are the low back type so it could not be a late Mk3
5. The top appears to tuck under the windshield capper, so that would eliminate
the Mk3 possibility altogether.
Joe
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> 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
> > > > >
> > > > > '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> > > > > Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site & Vintage Spitfire Webring
> > > > > http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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> >
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