Suzie Bear,
I wouldn't be overly concerned about that. It is obvious to me that the
source of the info that you cite is lacking details, accuracy and as a
result credibility.
But to be sure, the BMIHT production certificate will tell the real
story.
Regards,
Joe
Suzie wrote:
>
> Those are the figures on the Log Book and I checked with the numbers on the
> car. They match.
>
> It is the only FD16* on the International Spitfire Database
> http://home1.gte.net/spitlist/ but I made sure it was a 6 not a 5 way back
> when I first checked. The car was first registered 21 June 1968 but Joe
> tells me it's a very late 1967 model.
>
> I do want to contact the BHIMT sometime to see if they can tell me any more
> about it. I guess I'm even more curious now.
>
> Suzie Bear
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Jell <thomas.jell@mchp.siemens.de>
> To: <suzie_bear@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <spitfires-digest@autox.team.net>; <jell@saturny.mch.sni.de>
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 7:27 AM
> Subject: Re: Spitfire Facts & Figures
>
> >
> > >I'm rather confused as they quote the first set of Mk III chassis numbers
> > as being from FD1 - FD15306. Does that mean that I've spent all that money
> > on a non-existent car as Baby Blue is FD16410?
> >
> > That's really interesting. My sources also show no 16k range. Is it
> possible that some of the PO "reprinted" the original number introducing a
> "small" mistake (wouldn't be the first time).
> >
> > MKIII
> > No. Built: 65320
> > Date Built: Jan 67 - Dec 70
> > Co. No.: FDU for US market, LH had suffLix L
> > Co. No.: Jan 67 - Dec 68, FD1 - FD15306, FD20000 - FD39375
> > Co. No.: Jan 69 - Oct 69, FD39376 - FD51967
> > Co. No.: Oct 69 - Dec 70, FD75000 - FD92803
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > "That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
> > (stolen from Greg Petrolati)
> >
> > "Life is too short to drive boring cars!"
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