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TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MKIII ROAD LEGAL 1968 HISTORIC RACE CAR

FULL MOT, FIRE SUPRESSION, ROLL CAGE, HPI CLEAR, TUNED ENGINE

MKIII Spitfire, it’s stop you in your tracks and stare stunning looker with a lift off hardtop, it has a long MOT, its on the button, ready to drive away today, 

Same wealthy owner for the last 13 years, the car is known to have raced back in the 80's, it’s had huge investment over the decades and is in incredibly solid condition throughout. The car has passed its MOT with no advisories (its exempt from needing an MOT and free tax), it starts runs and drives as intended with everything working correctly all the lights, indicators, wipers, horn, washers and it sounds awesome if you hit the go pedal hard.

Under the lightweight fiberglass bonnet the car is fitted with a lightly tuned engine for which there are multiple invoices in the large history file, several from famed Triumph racing company “Jigsaw” and others for high performance cam shafts and rebuilds over the years, it’s coupled to a 4 speed gearbox with a working column shift overdrive.

It has just had a pair of fully reconditioned SU carbs fitted, rebuilt by Turner Carbs of Grantham, also under the bonnet there is a bespoke race type ally oil catch can fitted, adjustable front shocks, as new front brake callipers and discs, a fire suppression system with nozzles in the engine bay and drivers footwell, that can be operated from the cockpit or externally from the bulkhead (or the extinguisher can just be removed from the passenger footwell if not required), also an electrical isolator switch, the wind down side windows lightweight are Perspex, three point harness’s on both seats, rear solid red racing lamp for track days, full roll cage (with historic scrutineering stickers), braided hoses, fuel cut off swich, elec cooling fan, race type “click” fuel filler cap and probably lots more modifications we have missed, it has not wanted for anything or lacked investment.

The car is rock solid throughout, see the video which shows the underside and inside the boot. The paintwork is generally very good all round with minor imperfections on close inspection, whichever angle you view it this car has the wow factor. Running a set of really good Minilite style alloys with excellent tyres all round. Comes with a purpose built full tonneau cover that can be fully closed, drivers side open or fully open and fits around the roll bar, plus a brand new lightweight lift off hardtop which makes the car look even better. 

We have the full current and a previous logbook, the car is HPI clear with all the correct and original identification plates and is showing just 27k miles, we cannot confirm these low miles. The car currently shows as colour red on the current and previous logbook, the blue paint is aged and been on for many years and we suspect the current long term only never updated the details after a paint job, we will update them correctly when we change it into the lucky new owners name, there are masses of receipts and invoices but they do not form a full history of the car. 

Nothing hidden, nothing to hide, comprehensively, described, pictured and videoed, any inspection of any kind welcome. 

A truly stunning Spitfire, it’s on a “Steve McQueen” level of coolness, it will be admired and heavily discussed wherever you take it.

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