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  1. have you any larger versions of the picture, it shows up quite small?  any idea what year car the plate is from?   Dan
  2. yes, its the same badge pre and post refurb
  3. Someone kindly sent me a picture after reading my Triumph World article. Carrs Autosales showroom when it first opened, dealing in Standard and Hudson cars
  4. Thanks Steve, interesting that it has 3 addresses in there.  For a sizeable dealership that was around for many years im surpised I can find little information on it
  5. thanks, that gives me a good starting point, will start to see if I can get it to fit a bit better. I think the back of the overider sits up against the rubber donut
  6. Before I start playing around with the hinge adjustment, does anyone have a good guide as to where to start and which bits best to adjust first e.g. if I need the bonnet to move back 5-10mm etc.  Pic of my bonnet hinge for reference
  7. and the optional formula wheel listed under options
  8. its worth getting hold of this book, its got all kind of good info in it http://www.amazon.co.uk/Triumph-Spitfire-GT6-Guide-Originality/dp/1861268610 under Mk2 spit its got the standard interior
  9. I have found a few body plates from that dealer, one must be a sill plate and the other a glove box plate or something.
  10. I don't think its as far up as the A23, it was just at the end of South End road, where it looks like a bit office building has been built on the corner. Im not managing to find much info on it though
  11. well at some point some of the paint will need redoing as the filler is quite thick and has cracked.  Maybe I just need to get some bits of wood and some jacks and start playing with the door adjustment
  12. the fit was as its shown in the photos before the struts went on, the struts just push the top edge of the bonnet forward a mm or so as the bonnet has a natural bit of movement/twist and then it touches the door. I'm assuming the hinges have adjustment, but I think its more the door that's at fault, unless some can see that the bonnet top edge gap between the scuttle and bonnet is way off.
  13. thanks Mark, I got an email back from a garage a few doors along from where they were with the info below, it would be great if some photos existed Yes Carrs were a Triumph dealer next door to us. Superb prewar style showroom, parquet wood flooring, red carpets between the vehicles and unusually the showroom had “Concave “ glass windows so that you could view the vehicles without reflections. Salesmen wore three piece suits and were terribly deferential in a most charming manner. They had a small three pump petrol forecourt National Benzol I think. They later became Fiat dealer however the site was sold for development during the late 70s or possibly early 80s.
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