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Re: Tail lights on '70 Spitfire MK III

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Subject: Re: Tail lights on '70 Spitfire MK III
From: Kirk Stanford <kirks@stanford.wanet.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 11:26:56 -0800 (PST)
At 10:55 AM 11/11/95 -0500, you wrote:
>On Fri, 10 Nov 1995, Kirk Stanford wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me the tail light configuration on a 1970 Triumph Spitfire
>> MK III?  

>Sure can. The 1970s were sort of an odd-ball setup, and it was a 
>one-year-only thing, although somewhat similar to what preceded it.
>
>Taillight lamp units were the same as 62-69, although the original lens 
>was NOT the same. The shape was similar on the 1970 but it did not have a 
>reflector built in as do the earlier lenses (the only ones you can 
>usually find nowadays). The turn signal lamps had plastic 
>ribbed/fluted-on-the-inside amber lenses; just inboard of these were red, 
>round "reflectors". Over the license plate was a large body colored 
>"plinth" that contained two small lamps to light the plate, and a single 
>small rectangular backup light (same lamp as used for a side lamp on some 
>Herald 1200s, BTW).
>
>All of the above was done (I think) to conform to U.S. regulations, and 
>all of the above describes a U.S. spec. Spitfire or GT6+. There might be 
>minor differences for other markets.
>
>Andy Mace


Andy,

If I understand correctly it would look like this:

                                red  amber                 amber red
                          reflector  light                 light reflector
                                 | |                         | |
                              ------------------------------------
                              |  O O      ----------         O O |
                              |           |  ____  |             |
                              ------------------------------------

Thanks again for your help, 
Kirk STanford


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