Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Junkyard Find: 1965 Triumph Spitfire

12 - 1965 Triumph Spitfire Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinBy far the most numerous British sports car in junkyards these days— and, in fact, for the last few decades— is the MGB. We've seen many of these cars in this series, but today's find is just the second Junkyard Find Spitfire, after this '75. The Spitfire had a long production run, 19 years total, but Spitfires just weren't anywhere near as sturdy as their MGB cousins and most of the non-perfect examples got crushed long ago. Still, every so often a forgotten project gets evicted from a garage or back yard, and that's probably what this happened to this battered '65 that I spotted in a San Francisco Bay Area self-service yard last month.
07 - 1965 Triumph Spitfire Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe Mark 2 Spitfire was built for the 1965 and 1966 model years and was replaced by a version with a 1296cc engine instead of just 1147cc.
16 - 1965 Triumph Spitfire Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThere's not much demand for tiny pushrod engines these days, nor is anyone likely to buy these cute little SU carburetors.
14 - 1965 Triumph Spitfire Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinMany, many years in the California sun for this car.
10 - 1965 Triumph Spitfire Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinIt doesn't seem very rusty, but Spitfires just aren't worth enough to make this one worth restoring.
17 - 1965 Triumph Spitfire Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThese cars like to break axles, so perhaps some Spitfire owner will pull the ones on this car.

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from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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