On Mon, 17 May 1999, Atwell Haines wrote:
> FWIW my '79 was built in Oct '78 and had the BBRBBB's. If that is
> mid-year, when did they start production of '79s?
Like I said before, apparently at FM90001. Calendar-wise, that might
translate into July or August of 1978? Don't know for sure. But it was
thanks to Joe Curry's database that I "confirmed" that Spitfire 1500s
from FM90001 and beyond were called 1979 models.
> PS, Saturday some twerp behind me ran into my rear bumper... and because it
> was a BBRBBB, it survived with only a slight scratch. If it had been a
> chrome bumpered car I would have been crying to you all today, I'm sure!
Same goes for the various big rubber overriders on 1974 and later
Spitfires -- IF you hit them and not the bumper bar itself!
--Andy
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