1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 (What is it really like to own?) 

I was 9n the Navy stationed in Edzell,Scotland. I bought a 1974 Spitfire 1500. Mine was Carmine with tab interior. I Dover her all over the UK with multiple trips to London. Brought her back to the states. Drove her from NJ to FL back to NJ the across to San Francisco on I-80. Had her in SF for just over a year. Traded her in 1976 to get a Capri II 2.8 S.

I've owned a 1, 67 camaro RS/SS 2, 68 El Camino 3, 87 Porsche 911, Carrera tanga 4, 98 corvette 5, 67' corvair convertible The only car I miss is my 74' spitfire It was just soooo much fun to drive, easy to repair, looked so good, I really did feel like I was born to drive this car. If you know a little about working on cars get one of these and you'll fall in love with it

This is a unique, unprecedented, unparalleled masterpiece, from every angle.

When she is running hot just switch the heater on for a couple of minutes that will open the thermostat, these with the new engine you put in should run on 70 all day long beautiful car

Having owned a Spitfire back in the 70's I found this story very interesting.

Both the convertible and hardtop look amazing.

Triumph owner if you're watching - I GUARANTEE you're putting premium in that car. I had that weber updraft - premium fuel evaporates right out of the bowl and becomes a nightmare to start just like she's saying. If she puts regular 86 octane fuel in in, she'll never have that problem again.

Had a '76 from new. 1 change from stock: replaced the horn with air horns. It was one of the smallest cars imported to the US at the time.

Weber carburetor from Redline are great.

An option that may help with the over heating is to replace the radiator with an aluminum model that's using an electric fan system triggered by a thermostat. They work much better and aren't dependent on the tiny engine fan. I'd think the five speed is part of the problem too. You've lowered the RPMs at highway speeds which slows down the engine fan when you need the most cooling. Cool car. I drive a 79 spitfire myself as a daily driver in North Carolina.

Nice Spitfire

awesome - my favorite color.in a spit.

If its hard to cold start, check your choke. matter of fact, ditch that weber and fit 2 HS4 carbs. good looking spit.

This young lady must be one of the most grounded girls in the US ?!

My 76 had an electrical fire, had a 64 TR4 also, British cars were unreliable but fun to drive

The fan has no shroud. It's normal to change this to electric fan/s and voila, problem solved.

I owned a yellow 1976, fun to drive, frequent maintenance, unreliable, typical British car

Why, on earth, would anybody want air condition with a drop top?

Women refer to their cars as she .

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This is one of the worst edited videos I’ve seen. The questions are amateurish without any engagement whatsoever