Didn't get to go to VTR either, eh Roger?
Laura G. and Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Elliott <relliott@cjnetworks.com>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
<spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: Spitfire Illustration
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> If you still have the catalog from Oct. 1998, the car was obviously a Mark
> 3. Moss started using new front covers on all of their catalogs and
selling
> posters of them. They all looked pretty nice. However, I though it was
> bad for a company claiming to be an expert on the cars to have a Mark 3 on
a
> catalog for Mark IV and 1500. Yes, some of the parts might be used on
both
> cars, but they ought to use the proper car for the catalog. It would be
> about the same as putting a MGA on a cover of a catalog for just MGBs.
>
> Apparently, they now decided to see if they can fool us into thinking it a
> Mark IV by grafting overriders and a spoiler from the later cars on it.
>
> Roger Elliott
>
> Joe Curry wrote:
>
> > Has anybody noticed the drawing of the Spitfire on the front cover of
> > the Moss Motors "Triumph Spitfire MkIV and 1500 parts catalog?
> >
> > This is a black and white illustration that on first glance looks like a
> > late model Spitfire with those ugly black bumper guards. However there
> > are are a few details that are totally out of place.
> >
> > It has the finisher strips on the bonnet to cover the seams where the
> > fenders attach.
> > It has chrome (looking) headlight rings only found on the early
> > (Mk1,2,3) models.
> > There is a raised portion in the center of the bonnet only found on the
> > early cars.
> >
> > In short, This illustration appears to have been drawn by someone who is
> > either unfamiliar with the Spitfire or was done by taking an early Spit
> > drawing and applying a few later parts on it to make it (sorta) appear
> > to be a late model.
> >
> > Yeah, I know.... It's a slow day!
> >
> > Joe
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
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