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Re: The Meaning of "M"

To: Huw Upshall <hupshall@wolfenet.com>
Subject: Re: The Meaning of "M"
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:09:01 -0700
No, It was the name of the manufacturer of the latch itself, but good
guess.  I don't remember off hand what the name was but Andy does!  
ANDY???

Joe

Huw Upshall wrote:
> 
> I remember someone saying that the M stood from the designer, Giovanni
> Michelotti.
> 
> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Fred Griffiths wrote:
> 
> >
> > Spitster Listers,
> >
> >       Just a simple question this time (no hypothetical ones!).
> >
> >
> > 1. What does the "M" on the hood (bonnet) release latch stand for?  "Motor"?
> >
> > 2. On a Mk IV, I have a rounded padded horn button surround.  No phoney 
>seam on it.  On
> > the 1500 I have a squared off surround with pretend seam moulded into the 
>rubber.  I
> > ordered a replacement and got the squared off one.  What should be on a MK 
>IV?
> >
> > 3.    I see 2 different horn button brushes listed.  One at 2.6" and one at 
>3.4" long.
> >  The price of one is about $11, the other about $25!  Any idea why the 2 
>types and the
> > big price difference.  Sure enough mine would require the $25 one.  (Either 
>that or I
> > make one out of a broken ball point pen.)
> >
> > Cheers, Fred
> >
> > --
> > Fred & Wendy Griffiths
> > Calgary, Canada
> > mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
> > http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
> >

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