I don't know what the "M" stands for, but "Michelotti" sure makes the most
sense... Here's something pretty cool to behold though. Check out these
Spitfire taillights. They were e-mailed to me by an Italian owner who says
that these were the original taillights designed by Michelotti for the
Italian market cars only! I love these things!
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ForumID6
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
'68 LHD Spitfire Mk3 frame-off resto project
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Griffiths" <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>
To: "Roger Elliott" <relliott@cjnetworks.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: M is for...
>
> Right Roger,
> I remember that answer also on this list and took it as truth at the
time. So perhaps it is just one of those conundrums that remains open
ended. (Careful of the spelling there!)
>
> Cheers, Fred
>
> Roger Elliott wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Laura Gharazeddine wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > I followed a Triumph link to an Italian Spitfire
> > > > website. It was in Italian, but if my crude
> > > > translation is correct, they did say that the M stands
> > > > for Michelotti.
> > >
> > > I'm fluent in Italian, but I couldn't get that site to open for
me...(figurati!) but, it does seem to me that I've heard that the M was for
Michelotti.
> > >
> > > I saw a Michelotti at the Petersen Automotive Musuem this past
summer-cute little one off open car with a wicker basket interior! The
isignia's were all Michelotti-and it seems to me that the "M"s were the same
as the M on the bonnet latches. In fact, I noticed rith off that the script
on the badges was pretty much like the script on the round tails.
> > >
> > > Laura G.
> > >
> > >
> > > Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
> > >
> > I saw the article mentioning it stood for Michelotti, I wondered at the
> > time as I remember seeing once it stood for Merlin and that merlin
> > supplied the latches.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I am not sure of the source. It seems like it was on the
> > Triumph list.
> >
> > Roger Elliott
>
>
>
> --
> Fred & Wendy Griffiths,
> Calgary, Canada
> http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
> mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
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