[Spits] (late) Spitfire sighting: Top Gear

[Jim Muller]

On 13 Sep 2009 at 1:04, s1500 wrote:

> You know I'm behind on reporting this when the database website has 
> snapshots of it.
> 
> http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_241937-Triumph-Spitfire-1974.html
> 
> WHY would anyone paint it this color?

You must be a youngster. :-)

I don't have any factory color charts for reference, but cars of this 
and similar colors were not uncommon in the US in the 60's.  I 
could'a swore that Spitfires of this color existed too, though maybe 
not quite that exact shade.

-- 
Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+