Description
Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire
Viewing: Tues 17th March 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Weds 18th March 2026
Location: Kelham Hall Main Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
1970 Triumph Spitfire MK3 1300
No Reserve - Entered from the William Hunt of Savile Row Collection
Registration No: FGP 151J
Chassis No: FD90508
MOT: Exempt
The subject of much past restoration work
Part of the collection since 2020
Desirable, 'round wheelarch' MK3 derivative with overdrive
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. Evolved through five guises over the course of its eighteen-year production run, the MK3 variant arrived in January 1967. Fitted with an enlarged 1296cc OHV four-cylinder engine, it proved the fastest Spitfire yet. Visually distinguished by its front grille-bisecting bumper (a sop to US safety legislation), the newcomer also sported a wooden instrument panel and one-piece convertible hood.
First registered in London on November 22nd 1970 (or so its ‘FGP 151J’ number plate would imply), chassis FD90508 joined the William Hunt collection six years ago. Self-evidently the subject of much past restoration work which is thought to have been completed in 2017, the Triumph rides on steel wheels shod with hubcaps and carries cream-faced instruments to its dashboard. Currently running and driving, this sought after MK3 Spitfire would doubtless benefit from recommissioning / checking over. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and sundry paperwork.
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