Re: Spitfire restoration

[Dave Fain <KC3565L@sprintmail.com>]

Trevor Boicey wrote:
>The Overriders were for insurance purposes, not safety.  The
>problem was that insurance rates were going through the roof
>because an everyday little touch to the bumpers was costing
>thousands to fix properly.
>
>The laws at the time were something to the effect of
>"vehicle must withstand collision of X mph without sustaining
>over $Y in damage" or something to that effect.
>
>The overriders allowed this.

I thought it went without saying that Triumph bumpers are
perfectly adequate as long as you don't actually bump
anything.
Dave Fain
1967 GT6 (bumpers for cosmetic purposes)