Description
Stunning 1977 Red Spitfire 1500 in superb body off restored condition. Delicately restored to the detail.
Very well preserved with smoothly running engine. The car comes as well with soft top in new state as well as a hardtop in the same red body color.
Car is valued at Eur 21. 700,- by Dutch (04/ 2023) expert and restoration is digitally documented.
On a Dutch registration with valid MOTThe Triumph Spitfire is an archetype of a small and affordable British sports car that combined light weight, compact dimensions and a peppy 1, 500cc engine to provide owners with a memorable and enjoyable experience.
This car adds to that already alluring package by offering a fully and professionally restored car with every facet of the original receiving significant and painstaking attention. This means this car is essentially “as-new” only better! This is simply a deeply appealing British sports car icon.
The Spitfire was originally conceived by Standard-Triumph to compete in the small sports car market against the Austin-Healey Sprite. The Spitfire used mechanicals from the Herald saloon. Due to the Herald’s “body-on-frame” design, this was a chassis Triumph was able to easily downsize, saving the cost of developing a completely new chassis-body unit.
From 1975 onwards Triumph fitted a 1, 500cc engine to a Mk IV Spitfire body to create the Spitfire 1500 as offered here. The 1500 Spitfire produced 71 hp and 82 lb ft of torque. Top speed now reached the magic 100 mph mark, and 0 to 60 mph was reached in around 13 seconds.
