Descripción
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 20th May from 12pm
Auction: Wed 21st May from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500
No Reserve
Registration No: DTA 853T
Chassis No: FH1321130
MOT: Exempt
Current registered keeper since 2017
Offered as a restoration project or donor car
Last MOT expired during 2008
A riposte to the diminutive BMC Spridget duo, the Triumph Spitfire was launched in 1962. Based around a truncated Herald chassis, it was equipped with all-round independent suspension (double wishbone front / swing-axle rear), disc / drum brakes and rack and pinion steering. Styled by Michelotti, its wonderfully sleek two-door roadster bodyshell featured a clam-shell bonnet and decent boot. Evolving through five guises over the course of an eighteen-year production run, the final 1500 variant arrived in 1974. With a reputed 71bhp and 82lbft of torque on tap from its 1493cc OHV four-cylinder engine, the newcomer boasted genuine 100mph performance. Visually indistinguishable from its MKIV forebear save for some minor trim differences, the Spitfire 1500 could be had with options such as a steel hardtop, overdrive transmission and 'luxury' interior.
Finished in Pageant Blue with Tan upholstery, this particular example has been off the road for the past seventeen years or so. A project when the vendor acquired it during 2017, the Triumph is still awaiting refurbishment. Seemingly substantially complete, ‘DTA 853T’ would suit a home restorer with sufficient skills to return it to the road or could serve as a source of spares for another car. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document.
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