Andrew Lindeman wrote:
>
> I am the proud owner of a 1970 Triumph Spitfire (For 31 hours now). It
> is upon close inspection a very unique little Spitfire. This was the
> last year of the round tail Spitfire, and a very unque year in it's own
> right. The car has decent original paint, has never been involved in an
> accident, no cracks in the dash, and a very clean interior. It also
> came with a black vinyl hardtop from Custom Tops of Chicago. What makes
> me scratch my head most about the car is the badges. Obviously from the
> shape of the body it is a Mark III, but the badge on the bonnet says
> SPITFIRE IV. The boot badge say TRIUMPH, with nothing else noted. It
> also has a badge on either side or the rear quater-panels, which on not
> in good enough repair to be legible. Everything that I've read to date
> has indicated that the bonnet should be mark Spitfire Mk3 on the front
> left. The Boot should have the standard cursive marking instead on the
> block letters on mine. And the quater panels should have the Spitfire
> bulls-eye symbols, which they are definiatly not. Has anyone else out
> there had any experience with this unique year?
>
> Andy L.
While it may be a rather unique factory built vehicle, It is more likely
the dpo got rather creative with the vehicle's Markings. Some earlier,
some later.
Joe Curry '63 Spit
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