Americans may be familiar with the Triumph Spitfire sports car, a derivative on a shortened ... and when it finally died irreparably I broke it for parts. Since then I’ve had four other Heralds ...

The Triumph ... All parts are available. • Rust: corrosion is the Spitfire’s main enemy; it can strike in the bodyshell as well as the chassis, and the sills are essential to the car’s ...

With low parts prices, strong spares availability and the car’s Meccano-like ... even more fun if you mate a Spitfire with a GT6 to produce the drop-top that Triumph should have built.

According to the seller, “This car is ready to enjoy.” The Triumph Spitfire was launched in 1962 as a competitor to the ...

For years previously, anyone looking to buy a small British open-top two-seater sports car bought either an MG Midget or a Triumph Spitfire, and die-hard fans frowned upon anyone who defected from one ...