[TR] an article for the afternoon...

[John Macartney]

Jim Muller wrote:>
> Hmmmmmmm.  The writer sez:
>> The Mark IV (now using Roman numerals) replaced the Mark 3 for
>> 1971. Its most outstanding feature was replacement of the old
>> swing axles with a fully articulated independent rear suspension,
>> a la the GT6.
>
> That would have been a nice upgrade but it isn't BL did, unless they
> put a different suspension on the U.S. cars as for Canada cars.  The
> Mk IV got the swing-spring, a variant of the original suspension, not
> the GT6's "fully articulated independent rear suspension".

In addition, he also said that in 1964, the Mk 1 offered a factory hardtop of fibreglass. Hmm. Only 
Spitfires I know with factory hardtops had them in steel and up to and including the Mk 3 those tops 
were strong enough to hold the car safely upside down.

Jonmac