Jay: join us on Scott's registry & go for the III GT !
I think of the I,II & III being more "curvaceous" / "elegant" and the later IV / V as being more "sporting" / "aggressive"
It's almost a femininine / masculine thing.
[Ideally I'd like one of each, a concours pastel shaded ser I with wires and whitewalls, and a low slung, dirty V with 14" minilites, worked Holbay, and racing trim. I guess I must be car-bi-sexual ;-) ].
the III is surely the most practical of the early series, with the revised boot and screen / top: it's also got rarity appeal. Everything should transfer straight overfrom your V, including the microcell seats, I reckon, (though ser. I and II seats are different), and if your V has a soft top, that should go on the III GT without a lot of work. I occasionaly gaze at my book / mag collection, and there are some camera angles that really enhance the lines of the point finners, and other angles that make them look terrible.
but, as Tony says, "You gotta have those fins !"
Andy
p.s.
Scotland's worst ever Ser III GT:- status report: o.s. rear/rear chassis leg& hanger, cover plate, inner & outer wheelarch, wing bottom, rear valence corner, jacking point, D piece, boot floor all sorted !
hoorah!
tonight it's back on with the axle/springs/wheels and a wee roll out of the garage into the summer rain!