So, we have the ford Capri.....this wasa cult car in the 70's, but to some, the REAL ford capri, is the Consul Classic/375 Capri of '61-'64.
"the car you always promised yourself" caused a sensation (and a lot of pubescent schoolboy wet-dreams) when it appeared in 1969. (mark 2 introduced '74, mk3 '78 to '86 ) BUT surely it's NOT a "proper" Capri?- production of that ended five years earlier!
To me, a Spitfire will always be a WW2 Merlin -powered machine(not a Griffon!) but we have to accept that trade-names are bought and sold, together with designs etc. the Mk. 26 is NOT a "traditional" "authentic" "original" Spitfire.
It's a 21st. Century model that bears a close resemblance to the "heritage" machine....call it a pastiche if you will, it's still a Spitfire,-just not THE Spitfire!