I agree, Greg, about 98 percent. I don't think, depending on the year,
that I'd want to use the pre-1971 non-synchro-first Spit tranny on the
conversion, nor would I really want any of the various 4.11:1 Spit
rear ends behind the GT6 motor. That said, it really is in many ways
the car S-T should have built, had they the funding, foresight, ability
to overcome corporate intertia, etc., etc. Much the same way, their
fortunes might have been very different today had they stayed with and
improved as necessary some of the *family* cars for the North American
market, especially the 2000/2.5 sedans and estates. Hindsight, as they
say.... ;-)
The ultimate, if I had the time, money, blah, blah, blah: *winter*
(coupe) and *summer* (convertible) bodies for the same chassis, much
the same way that some upscale touring cars of the 1920s had winter
and summer bodies! Now I DO have that 1970 Spitfire tub (that was going
to become the resurrection of my Mk.3 Spitfire basket case), and my
1970 GT6+....maybe someday.
Andy Mace
Hoags Corners, NY, USA
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