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I was really excited about this when they showed renderings of a Spitfire-like roadster a while back. I'm hopeful, if not optimistic. You can find me sharpening the wrenches, waiting to tear into a Triumph.

 

Here's my 69 TR6

 

Then again, it just won't be the same, after German engineering, without the nostalgic snap, crackle and pop of the iconic Lucas drama.

Then again, with their renowned attention to detail, they could program some of that excitement into the package for that total Lucas driving experience.

 

It would only take a little software magic. Turn the wipers on lights go off. Lights on wipers park. Like the adage I learned from an old Brit car mechanic years ago "lights or wipers, but never both".

 

Looking forward to seeing what they have in mind for this... Triumph has a fan base that is about as rabid as MINI. Will be cool to see the brand reincarnated.

 

Long overdue and worth taking a look when they surface.

 

One of my favorite cars of all time, the TR6.

 

My 1st car was a Mk I Spitfire, '63 I believe. If they do resurrect the TR I hope they don't duplicate that fold-up rear end.

 

I drove a 79 Spitfire for 10 years; or maybe I should say that I borrowed it periodically from the "shop" for ten years. Let's see if I can recall but a few of the issues: three engines, replace the clutch master cylinder once a year, collapsed gas tank, worn out tyres at 9,000 miles, added an extra radiator and fan to attempt to keep the car cool, recalled for electrical issues and extremely hard to start. Even with all of that, I still loved that car, but not half as much as I love my MINI. The happiest day of my Dad's life was when I traded the Spitfire for a BMW. The Spitfire had just over 20,000 on it when I traded it for the BMW. Don't tell my Dad that the Spitfire may be coming back. Just the name alone could cause him to stroke out!

 

I don't remember you wearing glasses at MOTD last year. Are they new? :lol::lol:

Jim

 

Yep I'm makin a spectacle of myself....

 

What? Wait...there was a third position on that switch?

 

+1

 

TR6 FTMFW!!!

 

:cornut: I had a 69 Triumph Spitfire...............:frown5:Alas........long gone.:frown5:

Jason

 

Is that back window a stock part? Never saw that before...

 

It's a surrey top back light glass, it's a factory option on TR4, TR4A and TR250 some early TR6's have sported them too. There is a soft top section or also hardtop piece that goes with it. Later Porsche called it their Targa top. But Triumph was the first.

 

Swinging axles from the swinging 60's.... :ihih: Since the Spitfire was on a Triumph Harold chassis that is what it was stuck with.

 

If you've got pictures of your TR...



That would have been Feb '68 at the "Summerland Slide" auto-X conducted by the Key West chapter of EVSCC. Notice how the rear end is beginning to rise to the occasion.

 

My first "new" car was a TR Spitfire. Never had a problem with it. I only ran Amoco, known as "white gas" back then, because it was the only one that was "unleaded". Funny, but it was all you were suppose to use in the new fangled power lawn mowers.

Jim