6/2/2023 0 Comments Jay leno triumph spitfireAlready the parts list was building up and those words "Not a Restoration Project" were starting to look optimistic. ![]() We also discovered that the soft top was in a terrible conditition, but it would have to do. Further more, the hardtop, in which the seller had placed so much stock, wasn't properly secured due to a lack of bolts for the front.Įventually, myself and my mate got the engine running reasonably, took the hardtop off and put the soft top, (which we found in the boot), back on. The interior was looking very sad for itself and the engine was running on only two cylinders. First impressions were good, but then I opened the door and started the car up. I then drove over from Germany to collect the car. ![]() The seller was only 25 miles from my mothers house and he agreed to deliver the car there, (for a small fee). I live in Germany, (forces and all that) so the sale was negotiated over the phone, sight unseen. The pictures looked good, the description was hopefull and the price, agreed on at £1350, seemed reasonable. I found my current labour of love, a 1980 1500 model, as a classified ad on ebay. Then sold it for enough money to buy a decent Spitfire. ![]() Long story short, I wanted a Spitfire, couldn't afford one but managed to buy a cheap MGB GT and restored that. These were the words that rang clearest in my head at the time of buying.
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