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Nov 5, 2018 · 5 Nov 2018. The Triumph Spitfire was launched in 1962, and aimed to compete with the Austin-Healey Sprite, but in the same year another rival also surfaced – the MGB. Thanks to its separate ...
- 1493cc, in-line four-cylinder OHV
- 71bhp @ 5500rpm
- Triumph Spitfire 1500
- 82lb ft @ 3000rpm
May 17, 2022 · For decades, I suppressed the urge to defect to the other side and stuck with my beloved MGs, but the lure of that sexy Spitfire stuck in my craw. “Maybe someday,” I thought. Well, someday came in February 2018. An ad on Craigslist revealed a late-1970 Spitfire Mk3 worth considering, less than an hour south of me over the state line. The ...
Sep 23, 2018 · Priced at $2,199 in the U.S., the Spitfire was a smashing success. Standard-Triumph built 45,753 examples of the Mk1 before introducing the Mk2 in 1964. By the time production of the last version, the Spitfire 1500, ended in 1980, Triumph had built 314,332 examples, making it one of the most popular roadsters ever built.
Mar 15, 2022 · The delay between the Spitfire’s 1957 conception and 1962 debut can be blamed on the acquisition of Standard-Triumph by truck-and-trolleybus maker Leyland Motors in 1961. It seems Standard-Triumph had simply allowed the prototype to gather dust in one corner of the factory, but representatives of the new owner were so taken with the little car that it was immediately ordered into production.
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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] It was manufactured at the Standard-Triumph Canley works, with approximately 315,000 ...
Base price was $2295. Car & Driver magazine picked the 1970 Triumph Spitfire as one of the “13 Best Cars in the World.”. Road & Track magazine found the Triumph faster, more comfortable, and better handling than the MG Midget and preferred the Triumph’s heating and ventilation system. During the production of the Mk III Spitfire, Rover ...
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