Welcome to the forum BT!
It surprising how many of us started out with Spitfires! I parted company with my '65 mk1 back in 1972 when we decided to get hitched and eventually got my dream Morgan +4 three years ago. Any more ex-Spitfire owners out there?
Also pleased to see we weren't the only ones going topless today. We blew some cobwebs away with a run down to Whitstable this morning (I gave SWMBO the option of roof-up - but surprisingly she opted for roof-down!). Not too chilly down here in Kent - just a little murky.