Not being an expert on this, but last time it came up, it was decided that
the M was for the latch makers name.
Patrick Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Griffiths [mailto:griffco@mail.cadvision.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:31 PM
To: Roger Elliott; spitfires@autox.team.net
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
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