Andy and other:
I composed this a week or so ago and never got around to sending.
Andy:
I am real curious as to where you come down personally on the "replica vs.
original" argument. I have been following an ongoing discussion in the
British magazine Sports Cars and Classic's about a brew ha ha at the
Goodwood Festival of Speed last year where the authorities not allow an
exact replica to compete. It was a typically British understatement, but
the gist was that replicas and originals are not the same car.
For the record, all of my cars are highly personalized, so I am not asking
which wins the concourse, but rather is recreating a historical automobile
is a legitimate endeavor? I believe firmly that it is but I hear the
argument of museums and vintage race events that the recreation should not
compete with the original. Apple and Oranges, improved manufacturing
techniques, etc. I certainly am not asking the VTR opinion, but rather
personal. If you build a replica, do you really have anything when your
done?
My $0.02 (for whomever asked the original question :)) is GO FOR IT. Even a
partial recreation would be cool.
Ken Gano
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From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
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Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 9:58 AM
To: DeWetC1@sapo.co.za; spitfire4@ix.netcom.com; t_c_wilson@bigfoot.com;
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Subject: Re: "GT4"
In a message dated 12/12/2000 9:32:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
DeWetC1@sapo.co.za writes:
> What's needed to make a GT4 or Le Mans Spitfire ?
>
> About 3 years ago I obtained a Fiberglas hard top kit that , when fitted
,
> makes an early ( Mk 1 to Mk 3 ) Spitfire look like a GT6 .
That's a good start. All you need now is the thin-gauge steel chassis (or a
"stock" one with lots of lightening holes drilled into it, depending on
which
version you're trying to replicate), some alloy panels, an eight-port-head
"70X" 1147 engine with the dual Weber carbs (or a "79X" 1296 engine, again
depending on the version you want), a set of those nifty wheels....
At least there is a nice alloy replica "Le Mans style" bonnet available now
from Jigsaw Racing in the UK. A bit pricey, but worth it, I'm sure....
--Andy Mace
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