My Spitfire was "born" in March of 1979 and has all of the usual chrome
stuff except for the bumpers. But some of the emissions stuff was more like
the 1978 model.
Reid
'79 Spitfire
-----Original Message-----
From: Atwell Haines [mailto:carbuff@nac.net]
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 6:18 PM
To: Andrew Mace; Simmons, Reid W
Cc: Scions of the Spitfire
Subject: RE: '79 Spitfire bumpers -- chrome or plastic?
At 03:55 PM 5/17/99 -0400, Andrew Mace wrote:
>
>Earlier today I'd noted that:
>
>> ...By 1979, those chrome bumpers were about
>> the only "bright" trim left on the Spitfires.
>
>On Mon, 17 May 1999, Simmons, Reid W replied:
>
>> Er, umm, The '79s also had those BIG, BLACK, RUBBER, BABY-BUGGY BUMPERS.
>
>Er, umm, we're both right. ... I remember seeing
>lots of new 1979 model year Spitfires before seeing the black bumpers.
>Definitely a mid-year change as I recall.
Hi Andy,
FWIW my '79 was built in Oct '78 and had the BBRBBB's. If that is
mid-year, when did they start production of '79s?
PS, Saturday some twerp behind me ran into my rear bumper... and because it
was a BBRBBB, it survived with only a slight scratch. If it had been a
chrome bumpered car I would have been crying to you all today, I'm sure!
Finally: On my car, the only real chrome is 1) the gas cap 2) the outer
door handle pulls, and 3) the wiper bases (and washer nozzles). Maybe 4)
the oil filler cap on the valve cover.
Sincerely,
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
Succasunna, NJ USA
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