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Re: [Spits] Spitfire build quantity

To: "Bill Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>,
Subject: Re: [Spits] Spitfire build quantity
From: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:21:30 +0100
Hi, Bill

My figures came off the build records held at Gaydon and these were also 
cross-referred against SMMT 
shipping data out of the factory gates. With due respect to Mike Costigan, I'd 
say that he and I are 
probably both wrong because the actual numbers of (perhaps) any car built by 
S-T post-war is an 
understatement. No-one now knows how many cars were built in CKD and SKD form 
for assembly at the 11 
overseas assembly plants. These figures were lost when the factory was 
demolished and the SMMT 
Archivist has told me the Society no longer has records of that type going back 
that far.
Ergo, all the numbers I have managed to cull are only for fully B/U (built-up) 
cars made entirely in 
Coventry, Liverpool, Solihull and Cowley.

Cheers, John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>
To: "'John Macartney'" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>; 
<spitfires@autox.team.net>; 
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: RE: [Spits] Spitfire build quantity


>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: spitfires-bounces+bill=rarebits4classics.co.uk@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:spitfires-bounces+bill=rarebits4classics.co.uk@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of John Macartney
>>
>> The most-produced car by Standard Triumph post-war was the Herald at
>> 626329 units.
>
> Mike Costigan quotes a figure of 548,291 for total production of all Herald
> types. Adding in his Vitesse figure of 51,230 still falls short at 599,521.
> Considerably more than the Spitfires whichever figure is closer to the
> truth!
> Cheers,
> Bill.
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