>>I am looking at a 72 Spitfire Mk IV. I notice that there are no Tonneau
>>snaps on the doors or under the windscreen. There is no indication that
>>the car has been painted or the crash pad replaced, but there are no snaps.
>> Was the tonneau optional in 72?
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Yep, my 72 has no tonneau snaps on it.
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>>Also I noticed PLASTIC dash panels in the boot. the car has wood panels,
>>but I don't think I ever say a spit with plastic. Is the plastic original
>>and the wood a replacement?
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Yes again, black plastic was the factory standard along with black bezel
gauges until 1973
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>Here's an interesting aside: My brochure shows the taillight panel painted
>black, yet I haven't seen any of the local Mark IVs painted this way. Did
>this detail make it into production?
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This was also straight from the factory original, mine still sports the
original (paint) 'matt black' taillight area, and in my onion looks better
than body color-I even carried it over on the back of the small deck
spoiler that I added to the car some 20 years ago.
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire
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