Ross Vincenti wrote:
> Harris - the general consensus is that it is far easier to simply bolt the
> Spitfire body onto the GT6 frame, making the relatively minor changes
> necessary for clearances, etc. Otherwise, no you are not crazy, it is
> something the factory should have done a LONG time ago. Jesus, can you
> imagine? A Spit 6 would have been so neat, and pretty damn quick too. A
> poor man's Jaguar XKE drop head coupe. (sigh) Like a lot of other mistakes
> made by Triumph, they dropped the ball.
>
Ross,
I doubt that many who were working at Triumph in the later years of its
existence will argue that point with you. As they were crippled by the
lack of independence from the other divisions of BL, they couldn't even
capitalize on the outstanding response to the Spit 1500. John Thomason,
however cites in his book, "Triumph Spitfire and GT6, A Guide To
Originality" that the option for a Spit 6 was not even considered.
Something to do with not wanting to compete with the market for the GT6
and the TR series cars. Too many players in an already compressed
market segment.
Joe Curry
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