I was looking through a British car mag a few days ago. They were doing a
comparison between old roadsters. A TR3, a Morgan, and ..something else,
They were, of course, open top. The weather must have been on the chilly
side, as two out of the three drivers were wearing what looked to be WWII
leather flight jackets (brown, sheepskin lining, collar, etc.) The also had
several ads for these type jackets in the magazine. The association is
there; the Brits are comfortable with it, why not join them.
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> From: Earl Smith[SMTP:earl56@hotmail.com]
> Reply To: Earl Smith
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 3:01 PM
> To: Laura.G@141.com; brichard@us.oracle.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Club name and image
>
>
> Iagree with you Laura.Personally I always thought my leather flight jacket
>
> and spitfires went hand in hand.As a matter of fact If an oversize NASS
> patch becomes available i'm sure it will proudly replace the patch that is
>
> presently on the back of my jacket
> Earl Smith
> 66,75,76&79 spits
>
>
> >For me, my love for both the plane and the car go hand in hand. I would
> >have
> >never become interested in the plane (or warbirds) if I hadn't fallen in
> >love with the car 30 years ago. I sort of take the idea of being a "spit
> >pilot"-sort of seriously. I feel like not only am I preserving the spirit
>
> >of
> >the adventure of motoring when I get into my little spit everyday, but
> also
> >the spirit of adventure and spitfire aeroplanes too!
> >
> >And besides, if B-L and Triumph used these images and ideas a lot in
> their
> >promotion of the car...why not? We're still in the spirit of the car.
> >
> >(Funny, it seems like a good percentage of the folks in my Triumph club
> are
> >also either pilots of flying afficianandos!)
> >
> >I don't think it takes anything from the car to have this little fun with
> >the image of the aeroplane-and vice versa!
> >
> >Laura
> >
> >Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
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