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Re: Round-tail Spitfire questions

To: John Goether <john@triumphspitfire.com>,
Subject: Re: Round-tail Spitfire questions
From: Andre Rousseau <andrer@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:11:52 -0500
on 12/13/01 9:40 AM, John Goethert at john@triumphspitfire.com wrote:

> Listers,
> I was looking through photos this morning and noticed something stange
> about front running/blinkers for MkI & II Spits.
> Accoring to the photos there were three variations (per side):
> two clear,
> one clear & one amber,
> one clear & one larger white
> Does anyone know where the changes occured?
> 
> Another question:
> It was the US 70 Spit that had the round badge on the bonnet, correct? Only
> one of the 70 Spits on our photos page clearly show this. Many cars don't
> have the badge. Can anyone send me a closeup photo of it?
> Acorrding to "Triumph Spitfire & GT6, A Guide to Originality" (book) at
> FD75000, non-US Spits received a badge in the same location as the round
> badge. Safe to assume that that badge used the same mounting holes as round
> badge therefor FD75000 is where the round badge was fitted.
> 
> John
> 

68 GT6 MK1, I personally hate the big clear lenses I plan on swapping out
them for 2 ambers front and rear. I think someone told me these lights where
"US" Spec?

http://www.mediacentre.com/~andre/gt6/photogallery/2001/07/26/images/DSCN130
5.jpg

http://www.mediacentre.com/~andre/gt6/photogallery/2001/07/26/images/DSCN128
7.jpg

-- 
Andre Rousseau
'68 GT6 - Ottawa
http://www.justdrive.ca/
andrer@mac.com

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