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Thanks. Door glass seems like it has been changed. Glass marking suggests it’s from a local supplier called Burnbridge located in NSW.

I wouldn’t know if my windshield has been replaced as not sure how to date the markings, although the DOT code ‘DOT607’ indicates it was manufactured by PGI Queensland. It does have an E code ‘E11’ which would suggest it was certified in the UK?

Thanks Peter. Interesting information on your daughters car. Yes the club permit plates are VIC and based in Melbourne. According to the previous owner, he purchased the vehicle from Newcastle in NSW therefore there is a good chance it was initially imported to another state. Need to research if a search can be done through other states road authorities that may have those records. The initial reason for obtaining the information was to discover if the car was in fact assembled in the UK or was a CKD through AMI as they informed me they would not have any records if it was Australian built. The commission number on my vehicle does not have the prefix '2FD', which would have indicated it was Australian built. But as you say; allot can happen over a lifetime of these vehicles. For my own knowledge; was a Personal Import an order that was made from Australia directly through Triumph in the UK by an individual or through an Australian dealer? Is there a reason why this would have been done if AMI were assembling them here at the time? Cheers. Andrew

Thanks for the clarification! Here’s how it looks now living life down under:

I currently own a 1968 spitfire in Australia and recently obtained a Heritage certificate with some data some of you may be able to help me out with. Built on 3 April 1968 and despatched 23rd April as RHD export, the destination description given is ‘Personal export delivery’. Is there a way to obtain the details of where and who this was exported to, or would that have been included on the cert if the information was available? Other information given is that it is an Ex works vehicle. First thought it was a factory race car, but my sensible self believes it has more to do with shipping details of the vehicle? Numbers and codes are matching apart from the engine. Originally it was; FD/20518-LE. Current engine is period correct, although the suffix is HE. What are they related to? Factory fitted equipment include, heater, seatbelts, steering column lock, whitewall tyres, miles-per-hour speedo and wing mirror. Most are there (not sure about originality), but was wondering if there are any photos of what the factory white walls looked like to satisfy my curiosity? Many thanks and glad I obtained this history on it.