Britsh Sports Car Works, of Boca Raton, Fl., has located a manufactuer who is willing to build new dash crash pads for these older Spitfires (Mark I & II), if enough interest can be generated. These
I'm sure someone (Andy?) will correct me if I'm wrong here, but the I think the same upper crash pad was used up through the Mk3. I have been looking through my Brooklands Gold Portfolio and it looks
I think you're right, with the possible exception of the "Federal" 1960 and 1970 Mk.3s. There might be some difference in graining, as, for example, the HardlyBoys RaceSpit4 has its original top pad,
I'm interested in one or two also! That's something that's been out of stock for far too long! Odd Hedberg Pomonagatan 4 International liaison secretary, S-74236 Östhammar Triumph Club of Sweden Sw
BTW, I just confirmed the comment below with a parts supplier in England - the Upper dash on the "early" mk 3's is identical to the Mk 1/2 dash. The upper dash on the late Mk 3's (I'm not sure the ex
Well, I'm really going out on a limb, because I can't easily what I'm about to speculate on here. I believe that there must have been some difference between even the "late" Mk.3 (Federal, especially
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have to add my two cent's worth. Your parts supplier is incorrect. The confusion may lie in the fact that the later (70
On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Andrew Mace wrote regarding Mk3 crash pads: I have never seen a MkIV crash pad out of the car - but the points you raise are valid. It seems that the MkIV pad must be similar too
Well, I'm really going out on a limb, because I can't easily what I'm about to speculate on here. I believe that there must have been some difference between even the "late" Mk.3 (Federal, especially
I think the big question for You all is the eventual difference on the North America version of the '69 and '70 Mk3 Spits (after Comm no FDU 31254). On my non NA '70 it looks just the same as on the
I concur with Andy's comments the difference in the windscreen would necessitate a different design of the top dash pad. the glass, which is a bit deeper owing to the redesigned cowl area, Ralph Jann
Just a quick bit of additional info... In my research about two months ago, I found that the 70 Mk. 3 US Version and the new Mk 4's had same crash pad, and the difference from earlier models was twof