1970 Triumph Spitfire MK3 1300
No Reserve - Entered from the William Hunt of Savile Row Collection

Registration No: FGP 151J
Chassis No: FD90508
MOT: Exempt

• The subject of much past restoration work
• Part of the collection since 2020
• Desirable, 'round wheelarch' MK3 derivative with overdrive

A riposte to the diminutive BMC Spridget duo, the Triumph Spitfire was launched in 1962. Based around a truncated Herald chassis, it was equipped with all-round independent suspension (double wishbone front / swing-axle rear), disc / drum brakes and rack and pinion steering. Styled by Michelotti, its wonderfully sleek two-door roadster bodyshell featured a clam-shell bonnet and decent boot. Evolved through five guises over the course of its eighteen-year production run, the MK3 variant arrived in January 1967. Fitted with an enlarged 1296cc OHV four-cylinder engine, it proved the fastest Spitfire yet. Visually distinguished by its front grille-bisecting bumper (a sop to US safety legislation), the newcomer also sported a wooden instrument panel and one-piece convertible hood.

First registered in London on November 22^nd 1970 (or so its ‘FGP 151J’ number plate would imply), chassis FD90508 joined the William Hunt collection six years ago. Self-evidently the subject of much past restoration work which is thought to have been completed in 2017, the Triumph rides on steel wheels shod with hubcaps and carries cream-faced instruments to its dashboard. Currently running and driving, this sought after MK3 Spitfire would doubtless benefit from recommissioning / checking over. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and sundry paperwork.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737