Spitfire MK II - 1965 - Help Needed.
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Hey guys,
This is the first time i've ventured into these parts, so hello, please be gentle. Now this is the situation, i've been given a Triumph Spitfire MK2 which is a 1965 model, thats all i know at the moment. The story behind this is, my boss knows a bloke, who knows a woman and she wanted to get rid of it, so he told my boss, my boss knows i like British cars so he said, i'm giving you a car. All sounds good so far.
There is a catch though, its been sat around for a while, so i don't know what condition she's in, i'm due to have a wander over and take a look so i'll get the camera poised and get some snaps for your viewing pleasure. The car is in New York so the bodywork will be fairly good (i hope), but knowing nothing about these, i'm very green, i was brought up with TVR & Lotus' as my father used to be a dealer for them.
My questions are;
- What can you tell me about them?
- Are they worth anything restored?
- How hard or easy are the parts to get hold of?
I really appreciate any information and know you guys are a useful lot, so i'll have a look later on and see what the story is, will post some pics as soon as i get them.
Cheers.
Rog.
This is the first time i've ventured into these parts, so hello, please be gentle. Now this is the situation, i've been given a Triumph Spitfire MK2 which is a 1965 model, thats all i know at the moment. The story behind this is, my boss knows a bloke, who knows a woman and she wanted to get rid of it, so he told my boss, my boss knows i like British cars so he said, i'm giving you a car. All sounds good so far.
There is a catch though, its been sat around for a while, so i don't know what condition she's in, i'm due to have a wander over and take a look so i'll get the camera poised and get some snaps for your viewing pleasure. The car is in New York so the bodywork will be fairly good (i hope), but knowing nothing about these, i'm very green, i was brought up with TVR & Lotus' as my father used to be a dealer for them.
My questions are;
- What can you tell me about them?
- Are they worth anything restored?
- How hard or easy are the parts to get hold of?
I really appreciate any information and know you guys are a useful lot, so i'll have a look later on and see what the story is, will post some pics as soon as i get them.
Cheers.
Rog.
Thanks guys, appreciate the assistance. Well we had a wander over to where its being stored and its in a right old state. I took some snaps the best i could, but i was wearing flip flops and it was hemmed in like a MOFO. But see below;
She doesn't look too bad, i'm told the engine is very good, although what cc i forgot to ask at the time, it has the usual round the arches but bearing in mind where its stood and for how long, its done very well in my view. There might some salvageable parts from it, we'll have to wait and see.
You see now i'm in two minds, i wouldn't mind the challenge of doing it up, i just don't have any spanners with me over here, plus i'm not that hands on. I live in Manhattan but i can store it at a warehouse we have upstate, so storage at the moment isn't a problem. I might contact the American Owners Club and see if they want it as a project car or maybe even do a deal with the Classic Car Club here in Manhattan, they can use it as a hospital job or such like. I knew there wasn't alot of money in restoring it to make a profit, it would be a horrendous loss, but you have to ask these things, afterall, you guys have or are probably doing something fairly similar.
She doesn't look too bad, i'm told the engine is very good, although what cc i forgot to ask at the time, it has the usual round the arches but bearing in mind where its stood and for how long, its done very well in my view. There might some salvageable parts from it, we'll have to wait and see.
You see now i'm in two minds, i wouldn't mind the challenge of doing it up, i just don't have any spanners with me over here, plus i'm not that hands on. I live in Manhattan but i can store it at a warehouse we have upstate, so storage at the moment isn't a problem. I might contact the American Owners Club and see if they want it as a project car or maybe even do a deal with the Classic Car Club here in Manhattan, they can use it as a hospital job or such like. I knew there wasn't alot of money in restoring it to make a profit, it would be a horrendous loss, but you have to ask these things, afterall, you guys have or are probably doing something fairly similar.
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