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[BazaJT]

There's a bloke about quarter mile from me who sells a few "cheap'n'cheerful cars from his front yard,usually older Corsas and the like.Just at present he has a Triumph Spitfire MkIV for sale.The bits of paper he's got taped to inside of windscreen point out that it's a 45yr old car,probably to explain away the tatty hood and the fact it sorely needs a respray.Also he claims it's a very rare car,which I suppose it could very well be as he also states the body work was designed by Ferrari and for price he's just put £POA

[the alarming man]

well it was design by an Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti

[Ever Ready]

Gio was a busy man for several big name marques.

I really liked the Fury which used the 2 litre straight six, 2.5 or 3.0 V8 may have been an option if it had gone into production.

Had a few Trumpets over the years which gave good service.

[Mister Rog]

From what I recall, even when they were relatively new, they were real rustbuckets. BUT, if the price was right it would certainly be a classic

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My first car was a 1972 Triumph 1500 with FWD.

........a Dolomite Sprint really.

That's what I told the girlies anyway.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

There's a bloke about quarter mile from me who sells a few "cheap'n'cheerful cars from his front yard,usually older Corsas and the like.Just at present he has a Triumph Spitfire MkIV for sale.The bits of paper he's got taped to inside of windscreen point out that it's a 45yr old car,probably to explain away the tatty hood and the fact it sorely needs a respray.Also he claims it's a very rare car,which I suppose it could very well be as he also states the body work was designed by Ferrari and for price he's just put £POA

How much, Mr Baza?

[BazaJT]

Well Dr.opti last I saw he'd put POA for a price.I haven't enquired as I've never been much for bugs in teeth motoring,saloons are more my "thing",I even took the engine out of a Monza and put it in a Senator[changing it from a 2.5 to a 3L]and scrapped rest of Monza because I preferred the saloon.Whether the guy truly believes that it was styled by Ferarri or has just got his Italians mixed up I don't know.Must say though that it makes a refreshing change to see a Spitfire as opposed to the ubiquitous MGB!

[Viral_Jim]

Well Dr.opti last I saw he'd put POA for a price.I haven't enquired as I've never been much for bugs in teeth motoring,saloons are more my "thing",I even took the engine out of a Monza and put it in a Senator[changing it from a 2.5 to a 3L]and scrapped rest of Monza because I preferred the saloon.Whether the guy truly believes that it was styled by Ferarri or has just got his Italians mixed up I don't know.Must say though that it makes a refreshing change to see a Spitfire as opposed to the ubiquitous MGB!

Agreed! I always preferred the look of the spit. I came within a couple of hrs of buying a GT6 as my first car. Also, the clamshell bonnet must make them a doddle to work on .

[Ever Ready]

My first car was a 1972 Triumph 1500 with FWD.

........a Dolomite Sprint really.

That's what I told the girlies anyway.

Bought one of these as a main dealer trade in for £200 in '83

Found a couple of them in the local scrappy that had lots of new bits which got a new lease of life in our little Trumpet.

Changed the clutch on it in my dinner break, really difficult job 

Even had coil overs if memory serves, very reliable little car, tad noisy / rattly