For me, my love for both the plane and the car go hand in hand. I would have
never become interested in the plane (or warbirds) if I hadn't fallen in
love with the car 30 years ago. I sort of take the idea of being a "spit
pilot"-sort of seriously. I feel like not only am I preserving the spirit of
the adventure of motoring when I get into my little spit everyday, but also
the spirit of adventure and spitfire aeroplanes too!
And besides, if B-L and Triumph used these images and ideas a lot in their
promotion of the car...why not? We're still in the spirit of the car.
(Funny, it seems like a good percentage of the folks in my Triumph club are
also either pilots of flying afficianandos!)
I don't think it takes anything from the car to have this little fun with
the image of the aeroplane-and vice versa!
Laura
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
----- Original Message -----
From: Bradley D. Richardson <brichard@us.oracle.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Club name and image
>
> I would second Bill's concern. Is what's being proposed a car club, or
> a plane club?
>
> Brad
>
> =============
>
> SJagGo@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Greetings all:
> > I'm a little concerned about the overall image a club might project if
> > everything about it conveys the idea of the WW2 Supermarine Spitfire,
and not
> > the true object of our admiration--the Triumph Spitfire. The true
Spitfire
> > pilots of WW2 are heroes beyond the imagination of today's culture.
Nothing
> > we ever do should lessen the respect that is due those designers,
maintenance
> > personnel, and pilots. While we take pride in the fact that the name of
our
> > automobile is the same as that instrument of aviation fame, we must not
get
> > carried away with only that aspect of our admiration.
> >
> > Our little club in Springfield, IL has the copyrighted name S. P. I. T.
F. I.
> > R. E. -- Special People In Triumphs For Infinite Relaxation and
Enjoyment.
> > I have polled our membership and we would be willing to let you use our
name
> > or a similar one if there is a consensus of listers. It won't bother us
if
> > we are shot down by the pilots out there, but we've always felt that the
> > emphasis of our association should be the automobile and not the
airplane.
> > And, before you strafe me, I don't mind some reference to the airplane
in
> > regalia, logos, or local chapter designations, but I'd like to see some
> > perspective as to what we as drivers and collectors are about.
> >
> > Yes, Ted Striker, I am over "Macho Grande", and if NASS is what the club
will
> > be, I too may enter the 5th Dimension--Up, Up and Away.
> >
> > BTW, S.P.I.T.F.I.R.E.'s future activities include the following: Rt. 66
> > tour, Chicago to CA (no date set). 200th Louisiana Purchase
Commemorative
> > Lewis and Clark Trail Tour, St. Louis to Ft. Clatsup (Astoria, OR)
scheduled
> > for summer of 2003. Circle tour of Lake Michigan-Somewhere in Time 20th
> > Anniversary-Grand Hotel Tour.
> >
> > As you can imagine, there aren't too many Spits out there that can
manage
> > these distances. Our best has been 6100 miles in the Springfield to
> > Seattle-Paradise Climb of 1982. Paradise is the summit of Mt. Rainier.
> >
> > Bill Brockschmidt
> > President-S.P.I.T.F.I.R.E.
> > 4 Mk1 Spits
> > 3 1500's
> > 1 1973 455 Buick Centurion Convertible
> > 1 1965 S-Type Jaguar Saloon
> > 1 98 Buick Park Avenue (hers)
> > 1 94 Plymouth Grand Voyager
> > 1 91 Digital Extended Cab Chevy S-10
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