I guess that didn't come across the way I intended it.
I meant to imply that the car was a late Mk2 or Mk3 by the door handles. The
GT6 doors had the same ones and therefore the latches
would interchange.
Joe
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> 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"
> > > http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRauction.cgi
> > > and... The Triumph Autos/Parts Wanted Listings
> > > http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRwanted.cgi
> > > ...plus a few other surprises!
> > >
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> >
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