Ian F
Ian F New Reader
7/15/08 1:35 p.m.

After about 4 years of wrenching on my girlfriend's '73 Volvo 1800ES and '79 Spitfire 1500, I finally have a decent car of my OWN to drive (I don't really count my rust-bucket 1800ES).

Picked this up on Sunday:

What is it? A 78 Spit 6 featuring a Mk I GT6 engine and 4 spd o/d trans.

Details and more info here (seller's page):

http://www.nasshq.org/ptegler/goblin.html

spitfirebill
spitfirebill HalfDork
7/15/08 2:24 p.m.

If you bought one of Paul Tegler's cars you got a good one. I almost bought a regular Spitfire he had picked up once and was selling for a reasonble price. It wasn't exactly running though.

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
7/15/08 2:38 p.m.

I loves me a spit-six, and as Bill said, if it's Teglers, you probably done good.

aeronca65t
aeronca65t New Reader
7/15/08 2:48 p.m.

Nice! A hot rod Spitty!

Ian F
Ian F New Reader
7/15/08 5:45 p.m.

Yep. It was one of Paul's "rescue" cars. He bought it as a neglected basket case, fixed it up, put all of 15 miles on it (literally), and then decided he had one-car too many when he won the Miata at Carlisle this year.

I was kinda looking for a GT6, but when he posted this car on the NASS list while discussing the Miata, I decided to take the plunge... That was two months ago... schedules are hell...

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/16/08 2:45 p.m.

Nice color, too. We used to have a GT6-powered Spit here at the office a millions years ago. It was rusty and gross, but it was still a very neat car.

mattmacklind
mattmacklind SuperDork
7/17/08 6:55 p.m.

That's awesome. Congrats!

Greg Voth
Greg Voth Associate Publisher
7/18/08 10:44 a.m.

I am jealous. I would love a Spit, GT6 or a TR-250.

Strangely enough those are the only Triumphs that really get me going. The rest are very nice but I get particular about models sometimes.

Leo  Basile
Leo Basile New Reader
7/23/08 5:11 p.m.

Now all you need is a 2.5L with Webers. Thats what my GT-6 had in its last iteration. Trust me, youll love it!

Leo

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