----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich" <rhendrik@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Spit" <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Mk1 Spit Crash Pad Survey
> On page 18 of the spitfire and GT6 Guide to originality it says that a
> slight flare was added to the dash pad above the instruments to provide
> shading from the sun. it can be seen in the picture numbered 1.63. it's
not
> on either one of my cars
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris De Wet" <DeWetC1@sapo.co.za>
> To: "'Joe Curry'" <spitlist@gte.net>; "Spitfire Internet Mail List"
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:35 AM
> Subject: RE: Mk1 Spit Crash Pad Survey
>
>
> >
> > Joe
> > I stand corrected ... again :-)
> >
> > If you look at fig. 1 on page 6 of the original Triumph Spitfire 4
Owner's
> > Handbook and at the photos and drawings that appear in the Autocar Road
> test
> > of 19 October 1962 the straight dash pad are clearly shown on these
early
> > cars .
> >
> > My oldest Spitfire ( FC 2218 ) also had no dash pad , but I guess it
> should
> > also have had the straight dash pad .
> >
> > Kind regards .
> > Chris de Wet .
> > PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa .
> > '56 TR 3 ( TS 10795 ) + '64 Spitfire 4 Mk 1 ( FC 25680 ) .
> >
> > Projects : '62 Herald 1200 Coupe , '65 Herald 12/50 ( convertible ) ,
> > '63 Spitfire 4 Mk 1 , '66 Spitfire 4 Mk 2 .
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 4:38 PM
> > To: Chris De Wet; Spitfire Internet Mail List
> > Subject: Re: Mk1 Spit Crash Pad Survey
> >
> >
> > Chris,
> > I am particularly interested in very early cars. My street Spit
(Huxley)
> > has a dash pad that is straight all the way across. And there is no
> evidence
> > that is is anything but completely stock! The commission number is
> FC4505L,
> > so it appears that these early cars were different. That is what I am
> > investigating. If my assumption is correct, I want to see what the
> > change-over commission number was. I suspect that at some point someone
> > realized
> > that there was a problem that extending the pad would solve.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > The information contained in this e-mail including any attachments is
> > privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient
> > please reply immediately and delete this message. Please do not make
use
> of
> > it, nor disclose it's contents in any way. Thank you.
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