Makes sense, but unfortunately it is incorrect according to Andy Mace. I
forget what it does
stand for, but it is the manufacturer of
the latches themselves.
Andy, you paying attention?
Joe
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
>I don't know what the "M" stands for, but "Michelotti" sure makes the most
>sense... Here's something pretty cool to behold though. Check out these
>Spitfire taillights. They were e-mailed to me by an Italian owner who says
>that these were the original taillights designed by Michelotti for the
>Italian market cars only! I love these things!
>
>http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=19&forum=DC
>ForumID6
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Jeff in San Diego
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fred Griffiths" <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>
>To: "Roger Elliott" <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 3:31 PM
>Subject: Re: M is for...
>
> >
> > Right Roger,
> > I remember that answer also on this list and took it as truth at the
>time. So perhaps it is just one of those conundrums that remains open
>ended. (Careful of the spelling there!)
> >
> > Cheers, Fred
> >
> > Roger Elliott wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > I followed a Triumph link to an Italian Spitfire
> > > > > website. It was in Italian, but if my crude
> > > > > translation is correct, they did say that the M stands
> > > > > for Michelotti.
> > > >
> > > > I'm fluent in Italian, but I couldn't get that site to open for
>me...(figurati!) but, it does seem to me that I've heard that the M was for
>Michelotti.
> > > >
> > > > I saw a Michelotti at the Petersen Automotive Musuem this past
>summer-cute little one off open car with a wicker basket interior! The
>isignia's were all Michelotti-and it seems to me that the "M"s were the
>same
>as the M on the bonnet latches. In fact, I noticed rith off that the script
>on the badges was pretty much like the script on the round tails.
> > > >
> > > > Laura G.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> > > >
> > > I saw the article mentioning it stood for Michelotti, I wondered at
>the
> > > time as I remember seeing once it stood for Merlin and that merlin
> > > supplied the latches.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, I am not sure of the source. It seems like it was on
>the
> > > Triumph list.
> > >
> > > Roger Elliott
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
> > Calgary, Canada
> > http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
> > mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
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