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1. Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1)
Author: Terry Thompson <firespiter@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 06:37:45 -0800 (PST)
The first Spitfire ever to roll off of the assembly lines in 1962 had front disc brakes. A feature not added to Jaguars costing three times the price of a Spitfire, for another 5 years! Cars like the
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00113.html (7,660 bytes)

2. Re: Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1)
Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 11:18:59 -0500
Who am I to stop this thread of self-congratulatory misinformation... but... The MkI Midget for 1963 had front discs. (aka the mkII sprite) It was a mid series switch, the series started in 1961 and
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00121.html (8,020 bytes)

3. Re: Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1)
Author: Terry Thompson <firespiter@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 09:00:41 -0800 (PST)
Sorry for the misinformation. I'll try to locate where I'd copied that from. (It's got to be in one of my magazine reviews. Othwise I wouldn't have written it down as a verbatum quote.) As far as the
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00123.html (7,383 bytes)

4. Re: Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1)
Author: "Mitchell, Doug (D.B.)" <dmitchel@ford.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:32:59 -0500
Hey Terry, check your facts. The Jaguar E-type came off the assembly line in 1961 with 4 count-em 1-2-3-4 wheel disc brakes. Mounted inboard at rear. Doug The first Spitfire ever to roll off of the a
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00125.html (7,845 bytes)

5. Re: Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1)
Author: Andre Rousseau <andrer@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 17:23:04 -0500
It was Ferrari that was slow to switch over to disc brakes. Something about a Jag out braking his cars at Le-mans. -- Andre Rousseau '68 GT6 - Ottawa http://www.gt6.n3.net/ andrer@mac.com /// spitfir
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00132.html (7,592 bytes)

6. Re: Another bit of spitfire trivia (score: 1)
Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 17:25:52 -0500
And FWIW the Austin Healey had Disk brakes in 59 if not earlier. John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V 75
/html/spitfires/2001-11/msg00133.html (7,970 bytes)

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