I had a metalic silver Mk2 Spitfire in 1969; it was beautiful! I'll be
paint my Spit 6/GT6 convertible the same color when it's done. I don't mind
that it's not original...I have two others that I can use original colors
on.
Mike Ross
'66 Spitfire Mk2
'68 Spitfire Mk3
'69 GT6+ parts car
'70 GT6+
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Gharazeddine <Laura.G@141.com>
To: Dean Dashwood <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
Cc: Spitfires@autox.team.net <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Silver cars (was Re: Metal prep started -- reassurance?)
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>I just had to reply to this-I have long thought that the lines of the
Spitfire lends itself beautifully to silver-in fact, 3 or 4 years ago, I
looked at a silver Spit-just gorgeous!
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>I was at the Monterey HIstoric races this past weekend, and had the please
of seeing a plethora of lovelies from the late 50s/early 60s with stunning
silver-polished metal finishes! What a thrill to see them all racing around
the track at Laguna Seca!!!
>
>Oh, btw-there was one lone Triumph at the races-a '65 Spitfire! Red with a
white hardtop-and really 'groovey' Union Jack headlamp covers. Raced by a
lady named Beth Philion. (Her husband raced an MGA).
>
>Well, the last race of the day for her group, she came in 3rd to last. In
the next race, there were Mustangs-and a lone E-Type Jag coupe. Towards the
5 or 6 lap, he developed some problems and puller off into the pit lane at
the end of the 7th. The mechanics gathered around and looked under the car.
My friend and I looked at each other and said,"Oil". Sure enough, he pulled
off and into the paddock-they brought out the kitty litter. The guys in
front of us were saying, rather surprised,"He's leaking oil!" Made us laugh.
>
>At any rate, in a way the Spitfire did better than the E-Type-the Spit
finished her race!
>
>I was talking to Dave yesterday (He was at Pebble Beach all weekend and
didn't get to see the races.) And I was saying what I said to my friends at
the races-that Spitfires when they were in production, dominated their
classes. And now? So, we know it's not the car!
>
>The weather at Monterey was great! THe flight up and back was spectacular!
The company-superb! And the cars? Beyond description! (I've never seen so
many Allards!!!)
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>Oh, and btw-there will be vintage races at the Naval Station on Coronado
Island the same weekend of Triumphest-so, I think a few of us will head over
there on that Sunday.
>
>Laura G. and 'Nigel'-of course!
>
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>>Jeff, a friend of mine has just restored his Spitfire, and painted it
metalic
>>silver. Looks very good - and took me all the way to Le Mans and back
earlier
>>this year, too! When he took the car for its MOT, the junior mechanic
(whose
>>job is to sit in the car and play with the light switches and things when
the
>>other mechanic tells him to) just gawped at the shiny silver paintwork.
Then
>>the car went up on the ramp, and the gawp became even bigger when he saw
the
>>same shiny silver paint all over the underneath of the car too! Must have
made
>>his day.....
>>
>>I'll try to find some pictures - I know I had some, I just have to find
them. I
>>don't have a web-site to put them on, though, so I'll have to e-mail them
to you
>>personally if I do find them.
>>
>>Dean
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>>
>>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:41:50 -0700
>>From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
>>Subject: Re: Metal prep started -- reassurance?
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>>Hey. How come I've never seen a metallic silver Spitfire? Hmmmm.
>>HMMMMMMM!!!
>>
>>Jeff
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