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The Triumph Spitfire is a British sports car manufactured over five production iterations between 1962 and 1980. Styled for Standard - Triumph in 1957 by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti , the Spitfire was introduced at the London Motor Show in 1962. [ 5 ]
1161 UK Spec Triumph TR250: 2498 cc inline 6 1967–1968 Triumph Dove GTR4: 2138 cc inline 4 1961–1964 Triumph TR6: 2498 cc inline 6 1969–1976 Triumph TR7: 1998 cc inline 4 1975–1981 Triumph TR8: 3528 cc V8 1978–1981 Triumph Spitfire 4 (Spitfire Mk I) 1147 cc inline 4 1962–1965 45,763 [14] Triumph Spitfire Mk II 1147 cc inline 4 1965 ...
From 1975 a version was made to fit the Triumph Spitfire chassis and running gear, but only 2 of this variant were ever produced. [1] The rights to the car were sold in 1989 to S.P. Motors founded by Gentry owners, Mick Sinclair and Terry Phillips and they developed a Ford-based version of the car. [1]
1980 Triumph Spitfire Mk4 1500 [5] £5,000 ... miles prior to sale. Restored car taken to Anglesey ... of the first V8 production car. Purchased in the UK for US ...
The Triumph 1500 is a small front-wheel drive car that was produced by Standard-Triumph from 1970 to 1973. In 1973 it was revised as the Triumph 1500TC becoming rear-wheel drive . Production ended in 1976, by which time it had been replaced by the Triumph Dolomite .
The original Locust kit was based on the Triumph Spitfire or Herald chassis to give the finished vehicle the look of a Lotus 7, this was quickly superseded by a all new Locust using its own developed chassis with the choice of using a Triumph Spitfire or Mk1/Mk2 Ford Escort for the donor vehicle parts to complete the car.
Spartan Cars was a manufacturer of kit cars which operated from 1973 to 1995 initially based in Mapperley Plains, Nottingham moving in 1978 to Pinxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. [1] The company was founded by Jim McIntyre, who had been running a vehicle repair business in Nottingham. [ 2 ]
The Dolomite was the final addition to Triumph's small-car range (codenamed "Project Ajax"), which had started in 1965 with the Triumph 1300.Designed to be a replacement for the rear-wheel drive Triumph Herald, [1] the 1300 was originally fitted with a 1,296 cc (79 cu in) engine and front-wheel drive.