Stephen,
You have the "Federal" dash which was common to Late US Mk3's. The Thomasson
book while good as far as it goes, does not cover the
Unique differences for the US spec Spitfires.
That said, the rear lights should in fact be the later type with the center
plinth that contains the single reverse lamp. Is there a
single rectangular logo that says THRIUMPH on the right side of the boot lid?
Earlier Mk3's has the separate TRIUMPH letters across
the width of the lid and the Script Spitfire Mk3 on the right side.
Look at the windshield frame and see if there is a plate riveted there and see
what number is on that plate.
Regards,
Joe Curry
Stephen Hall wrote:
>
> Hi all-
> Quick question for ya.. I was reading my new book, Spitfire and GT6,
> A Guide To Orginality today. They made a point to note that the 1970
> model Mk3 combined the reverse light and license plate lamp into one
> unit, thus eliminating one of the two lamps to the left and right of
> the license plate. My car was made in June 1970 (suposedly), comm #
> FDU90177L, but has the two lamps to the left and right of the lic.
> plate. Hmmmm...
>
> Another one: my dashboard seems to be totally different from the one
> listed in the above-mentioned book as well. I have the speedo/tac
> gauges directly above the steering wheel and the temp/gas gauges to
> the right on a separate panel. Is this the correct dashboard?? The
> switches appear different from the pictures in the book as well..
>
> Confusedly yours,
>
> Steve Hall
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