[Fot] SPITFIRE IN MONTEREY HISTORICS

[Russ Moore]

There is disparity in many of the earlier cars. The referenced "year" of the
car in some states was determined by the actual production model year while
in others it was listed by original date of sale. So, depending on where you
resided at the time, a car may be considered a 1962 because it sold in that
year even though it was a car built in the 1963 tooling year production run.
Yet in another state the same car if it didn't sell until January of 1964,
would in some states, be listed as a 1964 Spitfire. Absolutely confusing but
I have seen it happen over the years. 
The above doesn't even address the errors that various DMV's make over the
years. Think of how many opportunities they have to screw things up with a
45 year old vehicle. I have experienced errors in year; type of engine;
seating capacity and weight. Ever hear of a GT-6 with a seating capacity of
6? New York DMV seems to have that on their mind! They argued with me my
F-350 Powerstroke was not a diesel even though I was the original owner and
knew better. They cancelled a registration on me after they made a typo on a
VIN which wasn't caught for two months. 
 One could write volumes on similar issues. It would make humorous reading. 

Russ

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert MacKenzie
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:50 PM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] SPITFIRE IN MONTEREY HISTORICS

Just curious about something; is the year/commission number correct for this
car or is there a misprint on the entry list?

If I remember correctly; Spitfire production began in '62 and a car FC11029
would be at least a '63. (Not nitpicking - just curious)

BTW: I will be racing this weekend (Sat & Sun) in the SCCA SWDIV Solo series
#3 in Houston.  If anybody is in the area please come by Gulf Greyhound Park
to say Hello!


Robert MacKenzie 
79 Spitfire 1500 (Street) 
62 Spitfire Mk1 (Race) 
Cedar Park, TX 


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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:24:28 -0700
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Entry list is up for the Monterey Historics..Stan Rinne's Spitfire is in(1st
spitfire accepted since about 2000)  it's a nice car..black with a
hardtop...
Tide Ebding's TR4 is also running(this is Steve Froines' 'OLE BLUE'...John
Wilburn's 59 Peerless Ambro(TR3 power )is racing also . The entry list is
up..Google Monterey Historics  the first site will take you to
participants/then entry list
Racer Bud
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