Larry, the bonnet for a 1970 should be as follows: side marker lamp/
reflector units in amber (as on later Spits); NO letters; SPITFIRE
*bullseye/roundel/whatever-you-want-to-call-it badge in the general
area of where the H (in Triumph) would be if it had those letters. Also
the bonnet properly would have a black plastic grille, which looks
otherwise a lot like the Mk.3 metal grille. Note also that the boot lid
does not have the TRIUMPH letters, either.
Of course, like the 1970 vs. 1969 GT6+, the rear lights are all
different as well. The 1970 features different (but now unobtainable)
taillamp lenses, pairs each of red reflectors and amber signal
lenses and a single central backup lamp on a large casting that also
holds two small license plate lamps.
Why BL went to such trouble for one model year is a mystery to me.
NOTE: do NOT use Newton's Illustrated Triumph Buyer's Guide (at least
not the original edition -- 1984?) as authoritative for a 1970
Spitfire!!!!!! He was so far off it's laughable. I know. I was at the
Long Island VTR convention in 1983, where he got many of his photos,
and I remember seeing the car he shot -- a perfect half 1969, half
1970 Spitfire!
Andy Mace
amace%sedofis@vm1.nysed.gov
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