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Re: British Leyland badges on Spit 1500

To: Ken Tharp <kthinc@dwx.com>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: British Leyland badges on Spit 1500
From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@octonline.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:16:02 -0400
References: <342B1E80.ACE3FA70@dwx.com> <342BB49A.4E2E@octonline.com>
Vic Whitmore wrote:
> 
> Ken Tharp wrote:
> >
> > Listers,
> >
> > I just bought two of the little nearly square British Leyland badges for
> > my '79 Spitfire, and now I'm not sure whether my car should have them...
> > None of the pictures I can get my hands on of the later year Spitfires
> > shows the badges. Yet, I thought all Spitfires had them. Anybody out
> > there have a definitive answer on this? Maybe someone who's a one owner
> > or someone with an original paint job??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Tharp
> > West Des Moines, IA
> > '79 Spitfire
> I saw a Spit (77) on Sunday and the owner said it was in original paint
> and badging. It had the British Leyland badges on the sides. I measured
> their location so I could put mine on. The right side edge of the badge
> is 4 3/4 inches from the edge of the hood latch. The top edge of the
> badge is in line with the bottom of the M of the hood latch..
> Whether the factory or the dealer put the badge on, I really don't know..
> I've seen them in parts catalogs but I suspect that they were put on
> only in certain years..
> 
> Vic Whitmore
> 76 Spitfire
> Thornhill Ontario

I failed to mention that I was measuring the badge on the left side. The
badge on the right side is measured from its' left edge to the edge of
the hood latch.

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