my vintage triumph, a '54 tr2 sprung for auto-crossing (but not by or
  for me) had dual su-h4 (sted lucas) carbs. i was about to fault the
writer for citing
  strombergs -- the stromberg 97 was the favored carb on the classic
  flathead ford & merc hot rods of the 1950s-- when google advised that
  the spitfire indeed had a version of the stromberg. for all the good it
  did the spitfire...

> Loren Busch wrote:
>
>> RE: .... he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his
>> vintage Triumph
>> Spitfire......
>> As a former Spitfire owner I'm really cracking up on this one....
>> He could have added "Longing to lean down, place his head next to them
>> and tune them by ear."
>> BTW my Spitfire had SU carbs, not Strombergs.
>>
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