In a message dated 12/20/99 7:29:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Chip19474@aol.com writes:
<< I just got my Build Certificate for the Spitfire.....interesting
observation
- the time lapse between build date (11/18/69) and dispatch date (11/25/69)
... 7 days .... is pretty quick turnaround compared to my TR6 which had a 5
month lapse between build (7/76) and dispatch (12/76).
I guess the Spit's were selling fast in the fall of 1969 with no traditional
summertime factory strikes to slow down shipments to the states!!??
>>
Chip
Thats a pretty short gap between build and dispatch - maybe yours was
one of the last cars they needed to fill the ship :-)
My early 73 TR6 (CF870U) was built 10 Oct 72 and dispatched 30 Nov 72.
I recall comparing this gap with another early 73 TR6 owner and his
had an earlier build date, and correspondingly lower commission #,
but was "dispatched" over a month AFTER mine was !
Could this be beacuse mine was red and his was white (i think) ?
Who knows. This may be one of those Triumph things for which there
really is no logical explanation.
Cheers
Jack Mc
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