I just looked at my spitfires. My 79, which was made in march 78 (see
previous discussions regarding 78's being licensed as 79's) has 65, 68,
69, 70, 71, 72, 73, all on one row. My other spitfire, a true 79, has
the exact same dates.
Brad Richardson
Portland, Oregon
Simmons, Reid W wrote:
>
> I still have the original plaque on my '79. In fact the sheet of protective
> plastic is still covering it too! It has some tarnish on it from the "harsh
> east coast Florida salt air". The dates on it (according to my 12 year old
> son whom I called to confirm it), are: '64, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, and
> '73, all in a single row.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wizardz [mailto:wizardz@toad.net]
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:20 PM
> To: millerb@netusa1.net; spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com;
> spitfires@autox.team.net; vmichael@enteract.com
> Subject: Re: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
>
> There must be someone out there with a '79 or '80 US model
> who still has a plaque.
> ..correct me if I'm wrong but the second row of dates
> ran from 74 to 78 minus the two years that Triumph entered the
> TR7 in place of the Spit. (and lost)
> I purchased one of the last 7 '80 Spits sold east of the Mississippi
> in April of 1981.
> The plaque, I know,...is floating around here somewhere, as it was removed
> from the dash when the car was rolled in Oct of '82 while racing.
>
> I'll have to did around.
>
> Paul Tegler
> 1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> 1975 Spitfire - in Cherry Shape 1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
> 1972 GT6 - in the works
> wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> (all new faster menu)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Miller <millerb@netusa1.net>
> To: wizardz <wizardz@toad.net>; spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com
> <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>; spitfires@autox.team.net
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>; vmichael@enteract.com <vmichael@enteract.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 11:01 PM
> Subject: RE: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
>
> >Vic and Paul,
> >
> >It must have been just for the '79 and '80, I just checked and my '78 is
> >just like the samples with one row.
> >
> >Vic -
> >Put me down for one, mines a little ragged.
> >
> >Bill
> >78 Spit
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of wizardz
> >Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:07 PM
> >To: spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
> >
> >
> >
> >Very nice job Michael.
> >...but I'm a bit bummed.
> >..Unless you can make one for the later models!!??
> >My '80's was missing when I bought this one, but the later models
> >had two rows of dates listed.
> >
> >Paul Tegler
> >1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> >1975 Spitfire - in Cherry Shape 1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
> >1972 GT6 - in the works
> >wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> >(all new faster menu)
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Victor B. Michael <M>
> >To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
> >spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
> >Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 7:43 PM
> >Subject: [spitfire-enthusiast] SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
> >
> >
> >>Well everyone...I have two dash plaques done. One I've already installed
> >>in my Spit - looks great, too.
> >>The other I'm using as a sample. I've posted pictures to the following
> >>addresses and I NEED YOUR INPUT!
> >>
> >>These look great as repro's - the blue is not as light as I would like
> >>and it's dithered, since the whole process was digital - even onto the
> >>brass plate. They are the BEST AVAILABLE. :) Please let me know what you
> >>think.
> >>
> >>If, as a list member, you would like to place an order email me with the
> >>subject: DASH PLAQUE ORDER.
> >>I would like to see what the response will be before I can price them.
> >>I'm thinking they will not exceed $15.
> >>
> >>Have a look,
> >>
> >>Vic
> >>
> >>http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/Badge1.jpg
> >>http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/Badge2.jpg
> >>http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/Badge3.jpg
> >>
> >>
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