My all time favorite toy!
Barbara Dastoli in my 6th
grade autograph book:
"
And it was painted red
Everywhere that
The cops picked up the dead!"
Good Luck (you’ll need it) - Barbara
Dastoli
1974 Triumph Spitfire, owned by me (Red Green look-alike) since 1976.
At the
Photo by Joe IV (thanks!)
Tires replaced with 185/70x13 Michelin X
Metrics during winter of 1998. They don't rub! The tires shown are circa 1979
(back in my autocross days) Goodyear Wingfoots (feet) 205/60x13. Hard as rocks.
Still good tread, anyone want them? Car is very nice riding with the new tires.
Flexible and taller sidewalls equate to a much more comfortable ride!
Wheels are BWA (Italian) honeycomb aluminum
wheels, 5.5" wide JJ offset or backspacing or whatever JJ stands for...
circa 1978. I don't know where or if
they are still available. I bought them
thru a supplier on
Yup, that's Carol and Al in the background!
Car is FM14571U, Paint 82, Carmine Red (factory color, it's not as red as it
looks here), Trim 33, built April 1974
Me and
my favorite Niece Ella Rae prior to her first ride in a convertible!
Here's some under the bonnet technical shots and car
specifications, for those so inclined...
