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Standard Spitfire by the look of it... and a LOT of it seems to be in really shoddy condition by those pix.
Rather than "rare" I'd define it as: "crisp". :devilgrin:

"by Clayton"?!? feh. Dealer badge. Just another "rust riser" spot.
 
:iagree: Not more than 50,000 Mark 3 Spits made; but lots more that look identical to most people.

That "Clayton" emblem however ... :laugh:
 
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mebbe we could bid on JUST th' badge, Randall. :devilgrin:
 
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Hmmmm, I know a guy named Clayton.
 
I don't know the years produced, but if it has the 1300 engine in it, with low km's in original condition, could be the start of a nice track car if it was cheap enough. the 1300 makes for a sweet race engine, high revs etc and best crankshaft. but building new race cars requires barrels and barrels of cash.The other triumph "sweet engine" is the 2000 6 cylinder gt6 engine.
Rob
 
All spitfires were Italian designed. As were the TR4s. Triumph contraced Michalotti to design the bodies. I agree with the above, other than being an early car, the only thing special about it is how it's been neglected.
The badge is just a dealership label, and unless it's something like "Yenko" it's just a piece of non-factory trim.
It's not really being mis-advertised, they're just using common ebay tactics to draw attention.
 
A 69 should be a Mk3 Spit, which would have the 1296 engine.

Hard to tell from those photos, but it might not be all that bad.
 
"Very rare to find in this condition." I love it when they say that! I'll bet there isn't another Spitfire that has rust in exactly the same places as this one!!!
 
'This is a rare find! Unmolested '
Cars not rare, the find is. How much is a 'find' worth?

Unmolested. This means it wasn't taken care of, IMO.
 
Rob - If you want a Spitfire for racing, I would estimate that any any given time, there are about 10 Spits on the market which are "ready for racing" and which don't cost a fortune. If you bought a Spitfire, then spent $10,000 (or twice that) to get it ready for racing, you would be better off to get one that's already there.
 
Don Elliott said:
Rob - If you want a Spitfire for racing, I would estimate that any any given time, there are about 10 Spits on the market which are "ready for racing" and which don't cost a fortune. If you bought a Spitfire, then spent $10,000 (or twice that) to get it ready for racing, you would be better off to get one that's already there.
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...or one that's at least part-way there. Plenty of them as well; Ted Schumacher of TS Imported Automotive just posted information on one such car to another e-mail list I'm on.
 
Mine appeared to be in similar shape when I bought it. I can tell you for a fact that there is a lot more work there than meets the eye. To do it properly the body will have to come off as there will be rust that can be gotten to in no other way. I would estimate 2000-3000 hours of labor if you are inexperienced and $5000 to$$$$$ in cost.
 
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