[Spits] FW: Spitfire build quantity

[Daniel Parrott]

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Parrott [mailto:parrotthead01 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:42 PM
To: 'John Macartney'
Subject: RE: [Spits] Spitfire build quantity

With the cover article on the August 2008 "Hemmings Sports and Exotics"
magazine on the "100,000 MGA," I wonder where just where the 100,000th
Spitfire is in the USA? In the world?

-----Original Message-----
From: spitfires-bounces+parrotthead01=comcast.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces+parrotthead01=comcast.net at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John Macartney
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:53 PM
To: spitfires at autox.team.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [Spits] Spitfire build quantity

In a recent VTR e-zine, the following statement was made about the Spitfire.

'Long looked upon as the "entry level" Triumph, the Spitfire has been
popular for a many years. Its
popularity and affordability made it the longest running Triumph production
(1962-1980) and the
largest production numbers (314,332) of any Triumph produced. '

I don't know who wrote this but that person's info is more than misleading.
The Spitfire was by no 
means the largest produced in terms of absolute production numbers at
314,332 units.of which US take 
was 139719 units - or 44%
The most-produced car by Standard Triumph post-war was the Herald at 626329
units. The US offtake 
for Herald was 23656 units - or 3.8%
My information source was work I undertook at BMIHT Gaydon some years ago in
which Michael Cook's 
book "Triumph Across America" was very helpful in apportioning US content.

Jonmac

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