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Re: Light Switches (and door handles...)

To: triumphs@autox.team.net, amace@unix2.nysed.gov
Subject: Re: Light Switches (and door handles...)
From: Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 21:31:03 +0100
Cc: odd@triumphclub.se
References: <Pine.PCW.3.91.961114114335.9943E-100000@dos641.nysed.gov>
Theis, Karl J wrote:

> > What makes this more confusing to me is that this car had the older
> > style of door handles on it, the style found on MKI's and early
> > MKII's.  Tonight I'll dig up the vin plate I saved from that car.
> > Maybe its Canadian.  Or maybe a PO changed that switch or....

Andrew Mace wrote:

> The door latch/handle change did not take effect immediately upon
> changeover from Mk1 to Mk2 Spitfire. Good visual evidence of that 
> was in a recent issue of TriumphWorld. I don't know exactly when 
> the change occured, but I think it was not all that far into Mk2 
> production.
> 
> --Andy

Andy,
it changed at FC 56578 to "the Mk3 style" door, door handle, lock,
trim panel, door catch etc...
Yours
/Odd


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Odd Hedberg
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