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RE: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos

To: "'Victor B. Michael'" <vmichael@enteract.com>,
Subject: RE: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
From: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 14:08:43 -0700
Oooppps!!!  You are correct.  It should be 1965.  I. mis-typed.

Reid
'79 Spitfire pilot

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Victor B. Michael [mailto:vmichael@enteract.com] 
Sent:   Monday, August 02, 1999 1:37 PM
To:     spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com
Cc:     'wizardz'; millerb@netusa1.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject:        Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos


This is interesting - Mine, a 1977 has 1965 instead of 1964 as the first
date.
That is how I printed them and what my original had. What's going on
here? :)
Different plaques?

Vic

"Simmons, Reid W" wrote:
> 
> I still have the original plaque on my '79.  In fact the sheet of
protective
> plastic is still covering it too!  It has some tarnish on it from the
"harsh
> east coast Florida salt air".  The dates on it (according to my 12 year
old
> son whom I called to confirm it), are:  '64, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, and
> '73, all in a single row.
> 
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   wizardz [mailto:wizardz@toad.net]
> Sent:   Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:20 PM
> To:     millerb@netusa1.net; spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com;
> spitfires@autox.team.net; vmichael@enteract.com
> Subject:        Re: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
> 
> There must be someone out there with a '79 or '80 US model
> who still has a plaque.
> ..correct me if I'm wrong but the second row of dates
> ran from 74 to 78 minus the two years that Triumph entered the
> TR7 in place of the Spit. (and lost)
> I purchased one of the last 7 '80 Spits sold east of the Mississippi
> in April of 1981.
> The plaque, I know,...is floating around here somewhere, as it was removed
> from the dash when the car was rolled in Oct of '82 while racing.
> 
> I'll have to did around.
> 
> Paul Tegler
> 1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> 1975 Spitfire - in Cherry Shape    1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
> 1972 GT6 - in the works
> wizardz@toad.net     http://www.teglerizer.com
> (all new faster menu)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Miller <millerb@netusa1.net>
> To: wizardz <wizardz@toad.net>; spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com
> <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>; spitfires@autox.team.net
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>; vmichael@enteract.com <vmichael@enteract.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 11:01 PM
> Subject: RE: SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
> 
> >Vic and Paul,
> >
> >It must have been just for the '79 and '80, I just checked and my '78 is
> >just like the samples with one row.
> >
> >Vic -
> >Put me down for one, mines a little ragged.
> >
> >Bill
> >78 Spit
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of wizardz
> >Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:07 PM
> >To: spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [spitfire-enthusiast] SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
> >
> >
> >
> >Very nice job Michael.
> >...but I'm a bit bummed.
> >..Unless you can make one for the later models!!??
> >My '80's was missing when I bought this one, but the later models
> >had two rows of dates listed.
> >
> >Paul Tegler
> >1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> >1975 Spitfire - in Cherry Shape    1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
> >1972 GT6 - in the works
> >wizardz@toad.net     http://www.teglerizer.com
> >(all new faster menu)
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Victor B. Michael <M>
> >To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
> >spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
> >Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 7:43 PM
> >Subject: [spitfire-enthusiast] SCCA Dash Plaque Sample Photos
> >
> >
> >>Well everyone...I have two dash plaques done. One I've already installed
> >>in my Spit - looks great, too.
> >>The other I'm using as a sample. I've posted pictures to the following
> >>addresses and I NEED YOUR INPUT!
> >>
> >>These look great as repro's - the blue is not as light as I would like
> >>and it's dithered, since the whole process was digital - even onto the
> >>brass plate. They are the BEST AVAILABLE. :) Please let me know what you
> >>think.
> >>
> >>If, as a list member, you would like to place an order email me with the
> >>subject: DASH PLAQUE ORDER.
> >>I would like to see what the response will be before I can price them.
> >>I'm thinking they will not exceed $15.
> >>
> >>Have a look,
> >>
> >>Vic
> >>
> >>http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/Badge1.jpg
> >>http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/Badge2.jpg
> >>http://www.enteract.com/~vmichael/Badge3.jpg
> >>
> >>
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