September 18 2008
Sprinter: 1978 Triumph Spitfire
Sometimes we at Classic Car Hunter wished we were a bit more mechanically gifted. Like the bloke who dreamt up this combo and then actually realised it. Meet the Spitfire with the Dolomite Sprint engine and the TR7 gearbox, for sale here on RetroRides.
It is without doubt the meanest Spitty we have seen for a long time. The grille with the Dymag wheels and the fiberglass bonet, combined with the black colour make it one of our favourite custom Spitfires out there.
The custom dash looks alright, the seats look in very good condition. We would source or fabricate some doorcards to finish off the interior. The Dolomite engine is a 16-valve 4-cylinder lump producing 127bhp in standard form. We don’t know how much this one has been tweaked. It should be a pretty quick car considering the +/-800kg weight!
The seller is looking for £2000 and is based in the Midlands UK area. As is so often the case, the seller could benefit from putting more pictures up. No doubt a lot of hours have gone into creating this wicked Triumph. We doubt he will get his asking price though.
