In order to keep the production costs low, British Leyland borrowed extremely heavily from the Herald, with a modified Herald chassis being used, Herald suspension setup and a slightly tuned 1147cc Herald engine used to power the Spitfire.

Since the Spitfire was intended to be an inexpensive small sports car, trim levels were basic; including rubber mats and a large plastic steering wheel, although wind-up windows were standard as opposed to the Austin-Healey which had static side-screens. Early models of the Spitfire were known as the Triumph Spitfire 4, although this is not the same as the later Mk4. Over time subtle changes were made to the Spitfire to make the car more refined, these included the option of an 'overdrive' on the gear box for more relaxed touring, the option of wire wheels and a hard top.

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The classic cars for sale below are the cars we believe to be most similar to the auctioned 1962 Triumph Spitfire featured above. The above car is not for sale, but we have composed a list below of classic cars that are for sale on our system. They have been selected by many factors including make, model, year, price, location, transmission and colour.

1971 Triumph TR6 For Sale	€22,500
Triumph TR6 For Sale in Netherlands. We offer buy to these perfectly restored Triumph TR6. Car has had a complete body restoration and comes with a lot of options, 3 point role belts, chromia trunk sieve, chromia spoke wheels, radio, chromia outside speigels, cover hoodcover and tonneau. These TR6 have been spouted very high-quality in ... View more details of this 1971 Triumph TR6 For Sale
1960 Triumph TR3 A For Sale	€24,500
Triumph TR3 A For Sale in Netherlands. This is just new in TR3A. It is a pretty complete car with overdrive, chrome wire wheels, black leather upholstery and a luggage rack. The restoration has been about 10 years ago and thoroughly executed TR still drives very well. ... View more details of this 1960 Triumph TR3 A For Sale
1969 Triumph TR5 For Sale	£25,000
Triumph TR5 For Sale in United Kingdom. original rhd tr5 in royal blue ,tan leather trim, walnut dash full body off 10 years ago little use since for full details contact myself ... View more details of this 1969 Triumph TR5 For Sale
1959 Triumph TR3 A For Sale	€23,250
Triumph TR3 A For Sale in Netherlands. This beautifull restored Triumph TR3A has been first registered in the United States. in 1959. In 1999 the Triumph has been imported by a classic car dealer to Antwerp from which it was sold to a Dutch customer. This private person has spend a lot of time to restore this Triumph TR3A. The ... View more details of this 1959 Triumph TR3 A For Sale
1965 Triumph TR4 For Sale	£27,200
Triumph TR4 For Sale in Spain. This little red gem was frame-off restored by a german mechanic in Marbella, Spain after having been imported from California,USA eight years ago. We tried to keep the car as original as possible but of course had do change some parts for genuine new ones. All undergone restoration steps have been ... View more details of this 1965 Triumph TR4 For Sale

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