[Spits] Early Spitfire VIN Decoding:

[Mike Vasquez]

http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/triumph_spitfire.html

So it was mnfctrd in early '64 -- is the title correct that it's a '65 model
year?  Wondering what number I use for picking parts out, 64 or 65?

Looks like it's a Spitfire 4, Mk I.

Saw your name all over the place when I was looking for a paint code list --
you're famous!

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net> wrote:

> Mike,
> According to the BMIHT, The first car manufactured in 1964 was FC22683  and
> Production of the Mk1 ended in December of 63 with the last one having
> Commission number FC44656.
>
> So your car was manufactured very early in 1964.
>
> Where did you come up with the 44573 number?  According to the BMIHT there
> were on cars with Commission numbers between FC44657 and FC49999.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:spitfires-bounces+spitlist <spitfires-bounces%2Bspitlist>=cox.net@
> autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike
> Vasquez
> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:18 AM
> To: spitfires at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spits] Early Spitfire VIN Decoding:
>
> The title lists my spitfire was a 1965 2dcv -- FC24119L
>
> My research of just a few minutes via googling says this is actually an
> early car in the 1964 run?  Looks like that was:
>
> FC22700-45753
> My '75, I was able to figure out the original color.  The car's in transit
> to me this week -- the FC# isn't enough to figure out original color
> though,
> right?
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