How can you tell by the door handles if the doors came off a GT6?
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: Moss British Motoring Mag
>
> Jeff,
> Puzzle no more. This ingenuous owner has used GT6 doors on his Mk2 or Mk3
Spit (you can tell by the door handles).
>
> Joe
>
> Jeff McNeal wrote:
> >
> > Well, I haven't received my Spitfire & GT6 magazine yet (hopefully it
will
> > arrive sooner than the last time!), but I did receive the Autum 2000
Moss
> > Motors rag.
> >
> > Now, before I continue, it's always ticked me off how Moss has written
off
> > round-tail Spits, so naturally I was amused/enraged that they would use
a
> > photo of a Mk1,2 or 3 Spitfire (can't tell cause the photo is cropped)
on
> > the second page of their center insert catalog to advertise tops for
MkIV
> > and 1500 models. What kind of crap is THAT?
> >
> > Now, my real question. In looking at the car in the catalog, I was
puzzled
> > to see a wind wing on the door. Not the kind that you screw on to the
> > windshield frame -- the kind that's built-into the door! To my
knowledge,
> > early (or even later) Spitfires never had a wind wing (ala MGB) in their
> > doors, did they?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
> >
> > '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> > Jeff's Classic '67 Spitfire Mk3 site & Vintage Spitfire Webring
> > http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
> > home of the NEW Totally Triumph Auction
> > "By Triumph enthusiasts, for Triumph enthusiasts"
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> > and... The Triumph Autos/Parts Wanted Listings
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> >
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