My other money pit

[MileHiXJ]

Here's the other car that I'm restoring. 1966 Triumph Spitfire Mk2. Fun to drive, pretty easy to maintain, but finding parts is starting to get to be a problem.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Neat little roadster!

Yeah, the older they get, the worse it gets. My '46 Oldsmobile is getting bad like that too. If the part exists, it's expensive and many times, decades old.

I imagine your issue is compounded by the fact that most parts exist over the big pond and shipping just adds to the expense.

But, sometimes the fun of it all is in the hunt! :thumbup:

If you ever bring it to a M&G.... be careful where you park it...... it could get mistaken for an RTI ramp....... :gag:

 

[DutchVDub]

Did those have the straight 6 in them? That's a sweet little British Sports Car there, I've always dug them. Way cooler than a Miata or S2000.

 

[MileHiXJ]

Did those have the straight 6 in them? That's a sweet little British Sports Car there, I've always dug them. Way cooler than a Miata or S2000.

Thanks. The Spitfire roadsters all had 4 cylinder engines ranging from 1149cc to 1500cc. The made a fastback hardtop version called the GT6 that had a six cylinder engine. Triumph concentrated their larger 6 cylinder engines in a model called the TR6.

 

[DutchVDub]

Ok, cool. I wasn't sure about the engines. I've always liked those old British roadsters but never researched them too much as I'm too fat to fit inside them.

 

[Mr.Bob]

Love your car. I've got a 66 Volvo 1800S that soaks up money like it free but it's a blast to drive in the mountains. Part are relatively easy to find, though expensive.
You probably already know about these guys:

http://www.mossmotors.com/

 

[dannanw]

looks sweet!! We (dad and me) restored a TR6 like 10 years ago. I know ur pain about the parts.