That French Spitfire Amicale club has to have the some of the greatest
driving tours/events. Rather reminds me of what the left coasters must get
up to in wine country.
Have a look @ their Burgundy wine tour... looks like fun indeed.
http://spitfire.amicale.com/calendrier/archives/2005/ag/
Ted L
On 1/12/07, pethier@comcast.net <pethier@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: zoboherald@aol.com
> > "Square-tail" Spitfires and GT6s did briefly have the option only of a
> Dunlop bolt-on, "outside-lace" wire wheel similar to the one in this image:
> >
> > <http://spitfire.amicale.com/images/jantes/jante35.jpg>
> >
> > Don't be fooled by the "knockoff" in the picture. Normal fitment was a
> relatively plain chrome cap on the center, held on by...well...some sort of
> cheesy pin arrangement that allowed the caps to fall off pretty
> > much all the time. That's probably why the caps are so incredibly rare
> today. ;-)
> >
> > --Andy Mace
>
> I don't think I have ever seen one of these. Does anyone have a link to a
> picture of one with the correct cap on it?
>
>
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T.L.L.
1966 TR4A CTC 73139 LO
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