Dave Fain wrote:
>As long as we are discussing trivia, Thomason does
>point out that Spitfire Mk3's up to body FD7031 mounted the
>new one piece front lamps on an aluminum plinth which was
>used in order to use up the remaining stocks of the earlier
>type body panels with the two round holes.
My early 1967 Mk. III (FD2980L) does indeed have a thick cast aluminium
plinth on which the front one piece marker and turn signal lamp is mounted.
But the body panel underneath has an old style round hole and a rectangular
hole, I never noticed that before.
Later,
Darrell Leach, KD6LRC DM-15, Ridgecrest, Ca
email: token@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us
1962 TR-4 (CT5368LO) Every Day
1962 TR-4 (CT13108L)
1965 Spitfire Mk.II
1967 Spitfire Mk.III (In work, lots of 1500 stuff)
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