If I remember correctly, it was a 1974 1500. It was a special racing edition with the wooden dash and racing plaque. I actually went from a newer Pinto to an older import. I loved it (though I had to wait on parts). I think everyone should drive a sporty convertable at least once in their life!


>I learned to drive in 1981 on a 1972 Pinto wagon. A few months later my mom bought a 1978 Spitfire. We all drove it for years. The late '70s were, of course, a dark age for Triumph and for British cars (and American ones). Parts often came from catalogs. They weren't hard to find, but you wouldn't get them at the average store.
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>None of us ever lost control of the Spitfire, as far as I know. That is not because of great care or competence on the part of my brother and me.
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>What year was your Spitfire?
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>>My very first car was a 1979 Fort Pinto. It ran great but luckily no accidents or fender benders! I sold it and bought a Triumph Spitfire. now that was fun to drive but alittle risky in the Colorado Rockies. I once had a throttle cable break and we rigged it with a 10-speed cable to get back down the mountain. It was just too difficult to get parts back then for it to be reliable.