Triumph Spitfire IV Restoration Project

In November 2014, my family surprised me with a birthday gift; a pea green 1974 Triumph Spitfire IV.

For some time I had fancied the idea of restoring a classic sports car, but hadn’t made a start. So this was a great present.

Spitfires are easy to work on, parts are easy to come by and this car, with its sound chassis, engine and gearbox was a good choice for a project.

This is how the car looked when it was delivered…
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I have fitted a new water pump - so the engine runs properly. Next I have to strip off all of the trim ready for the Spit to have its rusty lower panel-work cut away and new panels welded in. This is highly skilled work to be done by a specialist; www.classic-resprays.co.uk

Once the welding is complete, the car will be ready to be resprayed; in all this, should take about 2 months.

My goal is to get the car to pass its MOT by the end of April 2015.

 
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