Friends,
we've got TFADW2AT009820 in Sweden, and it has definitely got
a 4 speed gearbox [and no overdrive...].
The last Spitfire off the assembly line is said to have been
VIN No ... 009898, but heaven knows how many was actually
built within that gap... But it sure is less than 150.
BFN
/Odd
Cwn74@aol.com wrote:
> I met a fellow that insists that the last 150 Spitfires off
> the assembly line had 5-speed transmissions.
> Perhaps a TR7/8 5-speed unit?
> My feeling is that if this were so, we would all be doing
> that conversion.
> Any thoughts?
> Clark
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Odd Hedberg
Pomonagatan 4
S-74236 Östhammar International liaison secretary,
Sweden Triumph Club of Sweden
'70 Spitfire Mk3 FD82497LO Signal Red
'80 TR8 EFi DHC TPZDV8AT211468 Midas Gold
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