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Star among the small sports cars - Triumph Spitfire 4

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Created on August 1, 1963

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Eugen Karl Schwarz

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Triumph Spitfire (1963) - Star among the small sports cars

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Triumph Spitfire (1962) - a good way to make a name for yourself

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Triumph Spitfire (1962) - close-cut, with a low silhouette

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Triumph Spitfire (1962) - neat little sports car

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Triumph Spitfire (1963) - very popular with women

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Triumph Spitfire (1962) - at a motor show

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Triumph Spitfire (1963) - the cockpit is a "show" for sports fans

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Triumph Spitfire (1963) - tidy but not very voluminous trunk

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Triumph Spitfire (1963) - the entire front end folds up, the wheel arches are relatively far forward

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Triumph Spitfire (1963) - defoliated engine compartment

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Summary

In 1963, the Triumph Spitfire was an affordable sports car that offered a lot of sport for the money. The conclusion of the test in the specialist magazine "hobby": not a run-of-the-mill car, but a real sports instrument for drivers who are not afraid of harshness or the problems that the Spitfire imposes on the driver in its waywardness. This report reproduces the original wording of the test report at the time, supplemented by archive pictures from that time.

This article contains the following chapters

No "world beater"
Tailor-made for the car enthusiast
Bodywork without load-bearing function
Practical interior
Sufficient heating
With swing axle
A typical Englishman in its driving behavior
Respectable performance
Almost turns on its heel
Technical data and test results

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Is the Triumph Spitfire really the best sports car in the lower price range? Well, if you put sports cars and price in relation to each other, according to the motto 'a lot of sport for the money', then the calculation works out. Its engine and driving performance undoubtedly put it at the top. But what other requirements are needed to give it the title of primus inter pares - i.e. first among equals? Our colleague Eugen Karl Schwarz took a critical look at the Spitfire. His conclusion: not a run-of-the-mill car, but a real sports instrument for drivers who are not afraid of harshness or the problems that the Spitfire imposes on the driver in its waywardness.

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