On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Andrew E. Henderson wrote:
> Don't laugh; I saw an ad last week on the Prodigy Classifieds where
> someone had converted their 77 Spit to electric power. (48 volt, I
> recall) It said that it had a range of 40 to 50 miles before it needed
> an 8 to 10 hour recharge. He was only asking $4K! I wonder if he is
> related to the person with the $82K TR-8?
Hmmm, wonder if this is the same Spitfire written up years ago? VTR
reprinted an article about such a Spitfire, converted sometime in the
1980s as I recall. I should dig out the article again. I think I remember
that the lack of range was balanced out by rather more power than a
stock '77 Spitfire 1500 motor could muster.
Guess I'll try to look for this tonight. $4K doesn't seem too bad,
actually, for a "PC" Spitfire. :-)
--Andy
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Andrew Mace, President and *
* 10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant *
* Vintage Triumph Register <www.vtr.org> *
* amace@unix2.nysed.gov *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|