Jim Muller wrote:>
> Hmmmmmmm. The writer sez:
>> The Mark IV (now using Roman numerals) replaced the Mark 3 for
>> 1971. Its most outstanding feature was replacement of the old
>> swing axles with a fully articulated independent rear suspension,
>> a la the GT6.
>
> That would have been a nice upgrade but it isn't BL did, unless they
> put a different suspension on the U.S. cars as for Canada cars. The
> Mk IV got the swing-spring, a variant of the original suspension, not
> the GT6's "fully articulated independent rear suspension".
In addition, he also said that in 1964, the Mk 1 offered a factory hardtop of
fibreglass. Hmm. Only
Spitfires I know with factory hardtops had them in steel and up to and
including the Mk 3 those tops
were strong enough to hold the car safely upside down.
Jonmac
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