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Triumph Spitfire Mk3
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
7321991
Area
Model cars
Title
Triumph Spitfire Mk3
Brand
Manufacturer
Collection
Number
VA06713
Car brand
Model
Variant
Type
Scale
Colour
Production year of the model car
2018
Number produced
1000
First year of production original car
1962
Country of origin of the model
China
Barcode / EAN / UPC
Dimensions
84 mm
Details
Saffron
Having bucked the car industry’s trend towards monocoque construction with their Herald in 1959, creating a small sports car based on its components was a simple and cost effective way for Standard Triumph to earn American dollars with a cheaper companion to their larger 1961 2-litre TR4. The first prototype was produced by Italian stylist, Giovanni Michelotti, at his workshop in Turin in autumn 1960, and was actually built by cutting down a Triumph Herald although the production versions used a bespoke chassis design.
The Spitfire was announced at the 1962 Earls Court Motor Show and would go on, through four distinct updates, to be produced until 1980. A total of 314 332 were made.
Numberplate: VAY 453H
