FWIW, my '74 has "Spitfire 1500" badges on the wings and bonnet, and a
mechanical tach. My '73 also has the mechanical tach, although the badges
are missing. The '74 was built in Belgium, so it my have some
idiosyncrasies compared to those built in the UK.
BillG
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Wouldn't a '73 be a MkIV (albeit with 1500 engine for the States), rather
than an actual Spitfire 1500?
Since the 1500 engine was never fitted to the MkIV in the UK (and I am
assuming that Suzie's questioner is in the UK, the TSSC being a
predominately UK organisation), that would mean that no 1500 in the UK
should have a cable-driven tach as standard.
Just to set the record even straighter!
Richard & Daffy
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