Spitfire Mark 1a replica - with a few differences

[megan]

And he's using a V8 car engine (looks probably like a small-block Chevy engine) rather than an aero engine? Who's done the analysis on that?

V8 is widely used, mostly seen in P-51 replicas and the Spitfire mentioned by Genghis.

The South American River sells facsimile Pilot's Notes for it, btw

Available for free on the net, as are most Spit marks, will dig out the link.

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/l3k...t's_Notes