On Fri, 21 Apr 1995, Marcus Tooze wrote:
> > definitely a Spitfire 1500. (One clue for people may be that it has rubber
> > wrap-around bumpers, not chrome. Is that Californian?).
>
> Nope, it's all post '75 brit cars pretty much.
Actually, it's approximatly '79.5-on for Spitfires.
> > The VIN is
> > TFLDW2AT006518. _However_, here is the problem. It is NOT electronic
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I don't know about vins...
I don't have info handy, but most vendors' catalogs have VIN info.
> > ignition. The distributer is manual contact-breaker. The car has a
>
> This is a common swap becuase the lucas electronic ign. systems were kinda
> crappy. You always know where you are with points. They just
> swapped in a 25D type dizzy, common to spits, Midgets and a whole
> host of other lbcs.
Actually, it's more likely a Delco distributor, as that's what was on
most Spitfires pre-electronic ignition. It's important to know which you
have, as parts for Lucas distributors will not fit Delco, etc.
Andy Mace
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