<VV> Original Tires

[Jeffrey B. Aronson]

John Kepler wrote:
> My '63 Triumph Spitfire did not have radials standard [I bought mine in 
> '67 but never did get radials for it] or as optional equipment. The 
> first Spitfires had a swing axle suspension, too.
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> The last one's too......straight out of the totally unlamented Standard
> "Herald"...which inevitably led to the classic British-car groaner "Hark,
> the Herald axles swing!"
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> John
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I love it! By the Mark IV model in '71 or '72, the Spitfire upgraded to 
a better IRS. It used double halfshafts and traverse single rear spring 
to end the "upsy-daisy" cornering of the earlier cars. I had a '78 that 
handled brilliantly [but the engine was gutted by emission requirements] 
but I loved the "exciting" oversteer at the limit of my '63.

Jeff
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