It looks tom me too as if there are Spitfire bits on that. It was most likely more a matter of what was easily available rather than overt styling. I would imagine that Michelotti never heard of it as there would have been no budget for that sort of name.
Many small manufacturers of that time poached bits from other cars to make their own cars cheaper. Lotus was famous for it (check out Morris Marina external door handles), and even more recently Aston Martin used Ford Mondeo internal door handles and some switches when they were part of the Ford empire.
Many small manufacturers of that time poached bits from other cars to make their own cars cheaper. Lotus was famous for it (check out Morris Marina external door handles), and even more recently Aston Martin used Ford Mondeo internal door handles and some switches when they were part of the Ford empire.
