[Fot] Fw: Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.

[Shawn Frank]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing Joe!

Shawn Frank
Editor-Spitfire & GT6 Magazine
Owner-Continued Legacy
North American Triumphs
Friends of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR

'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV
'80 Triumph Spitfire 1500

From:"Joe Curry" <spitlist at cox.net>
Date:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:13 PM
Subject:RE: [Fot] Fw: Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.

In my research for the Spitfire Database, I learned that before those works Spits were shipped to the US , they did not have commission numbers.  Because of some arcane rules that required that the cars must have actual production commission numbers, the cars had commission plates pulled from the then current production.  But the cars were built much earlier than their commission numbers reflect.

 

Joe C.

 

From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Shawn Frank via Fot
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 6:22 PM
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Subject: [Fot] Fw: Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.

 

Joe wanted me to forward this...

Shawn Frank
Editor-Spitfire & GT6 Magazine
Owner-Continued Legacy
North American Triumphs
Friends of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR

'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV
'80 Triumph Spitfire 1500

From:"Joe Alexander" <n197tr4 at cs.com>
Date:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:12 PM
Subject:Spitfires @ Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition of the TVT. The VTR mag.

Shawn, could you submit this for me? Or it could under your name, if you wish.

 

FOT,

 

Mike Cook had a nice article about the 1965 Spitfires being at Sebring. However, I think there was one innocent oversight in the reporting.

 

While the factory may have prepared the Spitfires, it was Kas who ran the team. Kas secured the drivers and was the Team Manager at Sebring.

 

If I am wrong about this, I can stand corrected by Mike and/or Kas.

 

I thought it was worthwhile mentioning. I did kind of a mental double take when I read the article.   BTW, Mike reports that he will be joining us at Summit Point. We are looking forward to seeing him there.

 



Joe Alexander

645 1st Street

Jesup , IA 50648

The-vintage-racer.com

Gasketinnovations.com

Cell:  319.464.4711


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From: Joe Alexander <n197tr4 at cs.com>
Date: April 9, 2015 at 6:47:31 PM CDT
To: n197tr4 at cs.com
Subject: Fwd: Sebring 1965



Joe Alexander

645 1st Street

Jesup , IA 50648

The-vintage-racer.com

Gasketinnovations.com

Cell:  319.464.4711

 

 

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