[TR] an article for the afternoon...

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From: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller at rcn.com>
> On 7 Mar 2008 at 14:24, David Templeton wrote:
> 
> > FYI, not an overly bad synopsis of the Spitfire
> >
> > http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/bv/63-80spitfire.htm
> 
> 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".

Oh good.  It's not just me.


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