[Fot] LeMans/Sebring Spitfires

[Mike Jankowski]

There is a decent pic in the small red hardcover book about Triumph
Spitfire and GT6 that is by Robson if I recall correctly.
Mike


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Joe Guinan <joeg at neb.rr.com> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> The best photos I can find to reference are on the Spitfire & GT6 Magazine
> website at http://www.triumphspitfire.com/racers.html
>
> Scroll down to the entry for "The real! ABU 4B factory LeMans" and one
> photo
> shows the graphic you are specifically asking about.  The image isn't the
> best, and the lettering is dark enough that I had not noticed it before.
>
> I wonder if the folks at Jigsaw Racing in the UK might have some photos
> they
> would share with you.  There web site has some good information -
> http://www.jigsawracingservices.co.uk/7bintro.htm
>
> Best of luck with the effort!
>
> Joe Guinan
> Fremont, Nebraska
>
> ------------------------Original Message-------------------------
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:48:42 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "William T newman " <mnewman at embarqmail.com>
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> Subject: [Fot] Lemans/Sebring Spitfires
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> Amici:
> I have recently purchased a replica of one of the 1964/65 Triumph Spitfire
> Works effort cars that raced at Sebring and Lemans. The car was purchased
> from Tim Slater in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tim has owned the car twice
> and
> his godfather was Peter Bolton, one of the Works drivers during the era. I
> will be racing SCCA Vintage using the #65, Bolton's number. I plan on
> finding more history on the car and may need the help of the listers in the
> future. Currently, I am in need of some pictutes of the original Works
> Spitfires that show the graphics "Triumph Spitfire" on the front wings. I
> need enough clarity in order to determine the proper font and scaling to
> get
> this graphic reproduced locally for installation on my new purchase.
> By the way, the car is BRG with a Rick Cline built 1300cc engine. The roof
> is from a GT6 instead of the original fiberglass, but the quality of the
> welding and restoration/reproduction is teriffic.
> Any pictures you may have will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Newman #44 GT6 & 1965 Spitfire
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