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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In my research for the Spitfire Database,
I learned that before those works Spits were shipped to the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>, 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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Joe C.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Fot
[mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Shawn Frank via Fot<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 09, 2015
6:22 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Friends of Triumph<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Fot] Fw: Spitfires @
Sebring in 1965 - Story in the new edition ofthe TVT. The VTR mag.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Joe wanted me to
forward this...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Shawn
Frank<br>
Editor-Spitfire & GT6 Magazine<br>
Owner-Continued Legacy<br>
North American Triumphs<br>
Friends of Triumph/IBCC NASS#746/VTR<br>
<br>
'71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV<br>
'80 Triumph Spitfire 1500<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="#7e7d80" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#7E7D80;font-weight:bold'>From</span></font></b><font color="#7e7d80"
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#7E7D80'>:"Joe
Alexander" <n197tr4@cs.com><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Date</span></b>:Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 7:12
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject</span></b>:Spitfires @ Sebring in
1965 - Story in the new edition of the TVT. The VTR mag.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Shawn, could you submit this for me? Or it could
under your name, if you wish.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>FOT,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mike Cook had a nice article about the 1965
Spitfires being at Sebring. However, I think there was one innocent
oversight in the reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>If I am wrong about this, I can stand corrected by
Mike and/or Kas.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<br>
Joe Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jesup</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">IA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">50648</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://The-vintage-racer.com"
target="_blank">The-vintage-racer.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://Gasketinnovations.com"
target="_blank">Gasketinnovations.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cell: 319.464.4711<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b>
Joe Alexander <<a href="javascript:return" target="_blank"
ymailto="mailto:n197tr4@cs.com">n197tr4@cs.com</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Date:</span></b> April 9, 2015 at 6:47:31
PM CDT<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a href="javascript:return"
target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:n197tr4@cs.com">n197tr4@cs.com</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Fwd: Sebring 1965</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Joe Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font
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<st1:State w:st="on">IA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">50648</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://The-vintage-racer.com"
target="_blank">The-vintage-racer.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://Gasketinnovations.com"
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cell: 319.464.4711<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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