richard jackson wrote:
>
> Afternoon everyone,
>
> Having recently joined the list(today) I'm just wondering if anyone
> can tell more about a car I have acquired, I found the car in a very
> sorry state in a barn in France(in the La Sarthe region), the farmer I
> bought it from was trying to convince me that it once raced at Le Mans
> around 1965(yeah, as if!!), it's an appox 1965 Spit, but the body work
> all appears to be made from aluminium, the bonnet has been changed to a
> strange looking one with faired in headlamps, also the bumpers are all
> missing and it is fitted with a strange set of alloy wheels, the major
> body change though is a fast back style roof that has been fitted aswell
> as racing roundels as if numbers had at one time been fitted.
> Unfortunately the rear corner has recieved a bit of a knock at some time
> and has been crudely repaired.
> Inside there isn't a great deal left of the original interior and the
> gearbox cover is missing, now, the gearbox doesn't resemble a
> traditional Spit gearbox, but looks more like a TR type box. OK, now
> onto the engine, this is a weird one, the car has Webbers fitted,
> although I don't think it is to a Triumph cylinder head, as instead
> having 5 ports it has 8, and looks as though it is made from a type of
> alloy???
>
> Now have I just wasted 500 quid on some French farmers bas*ard mobile,
> or do I now own a piece of automotive history?
>
> Regards.
>
> Rich
Welcome to the list, Rich. Afraid I can't shed any light on your
questions as I know next to nothing about Spits - especially modified
ones. However, I've copied the spit list as I'm sure there are folks on
that list that are not on the TR one. If you'd like to subscribe to that
one too, it's another note sent to majordomo...<subscribe spitfires>
If you're going to subscribe, better do it soon as the responses seem to
come quickly with these folks. If you aren't "signed up", you won't get
'em! Good luck.
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Michael Ferguson
Vernon CT
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