I Bought And Revived a Triumph Spitfire In South West France - Will It Run?

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  @RoadtripRevivals · 11 months ago · pinned

  Hi Everyone, drop me a like and comment please!  See if you can spot the MK1 Golf in this video...

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  @simonkeay738 · 11 months ago (edited)

  This Chanel really deserves many more views, far superior to a lot of the dross on here, and all the classic car content on TV, your a natural presenter Al  keep it up. You Tasty classics and NEV are real highlights for me.

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  @stoner1916 · 8 months ago

  That is a well looked after car and a credit to the previous owner.

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  @robinwells8879 · 1 month ago

  I had one as my second ever car. Did my own revival collection caper when I bought it as a non runner. <br>Towards the end of my ownership I was able to change the clutch in less than two hours towards the end. It turned out to be a “frankenspitfire” and had the wrong clutch in from a herald we think. <br>It was an old fashioned non diaphragm spring unit and it used to fail frequently. Such an easy car to work on with the lifting bonnet and removable centre tunnel. You could sit on a front wheel and work on the engine in comfort. <br>I also had a single Stromberg that was much easier to set up than the twins SUs. <br>That example is much more beautiful than mine ever was but I still loved my car.

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  @MrSlipstreem · 7 days ago

  This video has reminded me of an old work mate named Malcolm who completely stripped and rebuilt a Spitfire Mk3 back in the late &apos;80s. He resprayed it a brighter red than this one if memory serves. It was beautiful and a real eye-catcher at the time. Happy memories. 😃

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  @andrewjfulker · 7 months ago

  I love how accesible everything is with a Spitfire. So easy to see what you are doing and not feel like a vet and a cow.

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  @jedfra9172 · 9 months ago

  My Mum had a white Triumph Spitfire and I remember her looking so beautiful and elegant driving it. <br>Before that she had a Mini estate that she drove for a company called Blundell&apos;s. I used to sit with her while she delivered packages around Nottingham. There was always a detour through Nottingham Trent University grounds so she could amuse me by ragging it over the speed bumps.<br>When she got the Spitfire she was more careful but allowed me to change gears for her.<br>RIP Mum I miss you. <br>Cars are more than a way to get from A to B they carry many memories of family, friends and our personal route through life attached to them. <br>Thanks for the content.

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  @robertthomas3364 · 1 month ago

  Beautiful Mk 3 Spitfire. That paint can be polished and made shiny again. Best of luck!

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  @trevdean540 · 10 months ago

  What a clean Triumph Spitfire.Engine bay took me back to when i worked on Triumph Heralds at Carshalton college motor vehicle course.

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  @BryHrzN · 10 months ago

  You, Tasty Classics, and NEV are absolutely carrying the car content game lately! Super stoked the merch store is up and running. I’ll definitely be grabbing a hoodie and t-shirt. Considering part 2 sounds like quite the adventure, buying merch is the least we can do 😅🌧

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  @richardulrich6089 · 7 months ago

  It&apos;s interesting to see old style motors being worked on, with distributors, coils, butterfly valves, different types of carbies etc. Cheers

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  @emmahull7676 · 7 months ago

  This has got the best panel gaps that I&apos;ve ever seen on a Spitfire.

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