Triumph Spitfire 1500 Driving With Gloves
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2017
- In this episode from Driving With Gloves Cor drives a 1978 Triumph Spitfire 1500.
Special thanks to Auto Vogel & Partner AG, for letting me drive this car. Thank you very much George Vozis for filming
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Great opening, you flying a Spitfire!
“You might ask why I drive with gloves, and my answer, why not” man first couple of seconds and I like this guy already
Thanks a lot!
Great video. I love my 75 Spitty 1500. And this gave me more excitement to work on her to get ready for the New Mexico Summer days!
Troy Rivas thank you for your feedback.
Awesome review!! Really enjoyed that, and a great little history lesson with it too. Spitfires are awesome little cars if you get what it is to own a 1960s or 70's fun two seater sports car, they are just so much fun
You are absolutely right Steve. I was initialy quite sceptical to drive this car with only 72 PS, although I really adore the looks of it. But I enjoyed every second driving it. It showed me again, that you do not need 500+ hp and a perfect car to make you happy!
My sentiment exactly!! Btw I've subscribed to your channel, just love your style of videos. Honest decent reviews, rather than the crap of more power attitudes of the Clarksons of this world
Fantastic - love my Spit - would be even better to drive in scenery like Switzerland! I have the 1500 with overdrive - when you're that low to the ground nothing quite like the Spit to take on a sharp corner and feel the G-Force :)
Oh! You Lucky Pilot, You Had Me In Stitches, The Hat, Helmet, And Gloves Are Ace! And Your Narration With Suspect English/German/Italian Accent's Added To The Fun. Bye The Way, This Spit Is A Really Nice Car And Sounds Wonderful In This Good Fun Video. The Lake And Mountains Are Pretty Good Too. Tally Ho Chaps! Off To Dream About My Old 1967 Sky Blue Mark Three Which I Owned From 1971 To 1975, My Second Ever Car But The One I Always Remember The Best! Thanks For Posting!
Thanks for your positive feedback 😁
Very nice video; thanks. This was the colour of my 1973 Spitfire.
I liked the colour too. It suits the car.
I have an identical one same colour etc.I put full year mot then stored in garage and it's still there now.Lovely car.
Yes I agree with you, a lovely car. I had never expected to have so much fun with so little horsepower.
thanks for the memories .i had a red 76 1500 ran it over 100,000 mi i was a kid i miss it so very much
Although I filmed it in 2017, I still think it is cool car!
@@DrivingwithGloves I've been a driver for hire for 37 years.Always driving the client in their vehicle. I've driven just about everything on the road. been so much fun. My favorite are the british cars. Driven many Rolls both new and classic including a 1987 Silver Spur 11 touring limo. by Mul. Park Ward. Drove that in the 90s for a customer.Always wore my driving gloves! Great job on the filming of the green 2dr Bentley! Im hooked on your channel! Thanks so much!
Great Video thank you 😀
Matt. Your Spitfire is here. Take it with you when you move back to Illinois. I enjoy working on it but it’s yours. Come and get it.
I've own 2 spitfires, 69 and a 77, The 69 was well use, but then I bought a New one and enjoyed it. I was assigned to the Netherlands in the '70s and bought the new one in 77. I lived about 150 miles from Wiesbaden where there was a large PX. The fastest I ever made it was an hour and a half, driving down thru the eifle on a fairly new autobahn. I found out that my odometer was off just a little. When I was going 60 on it, I was actually going 71. The faster I went the more off it became. I don't want to know what I was doing when it read 130mph. I had the hardtop and overdrive. When I took it to the states, the car tore itself apart doing 55mph. I loved driving it but hated getting in and out. I broke the driver's seat back getting in and out.
1.5 h from the Netherlands to Wiesbaden is tremendously quick. I suppose it was the A3 where you were driving, because zhe A61 was not finished until the late 1980's?
Had three MkIII Spitfires, all very chuckable and you could (if you were brave) induce throttle steering. Yes, the rear suspension was iffy, but improved when you put a bag of cement in the boot. Prettier than the MkIV.
You are right, the MkIII is way morw pretty, although this one certainly not ugly.
"improved when you put a bag of cement in the boot" - well yes, all the IRS Triumphs were like that, their engineers must really have been into home improvement.
I had a Mk3, best looking model. They feel fast (even though they aren't) because they are like karting, close to the ground etc.
I miss my '77 RED Spitfire. I can't quite get myself into a state of lust over a brown one.
That is a pitty, that you do not have your red one anymore. I really enjoyed driving this car as well!
Mine was bright yellow
This color is a deterrent to purchase.
I have had 3 Spits and loved them all. The seating position in my last one, a 1500 gave me a bad back though and I had to sell it. Seriously thinking about getting another one.
The cool thing about the spitfire is that you can have loads of fun driving it at low speeds. And it looks good and has a great sound. The handling is not the best, but that is why it is that fun to drive.
Miata seats fit in them very well.
That is the very first car I ever owned in that same god-awful color and the first thing I did was paint lotus yellow, that's a dark yellow, but it was a very fun car and a very fabulous first car. Let's see what since , another 1980 triumph spitfire, TR 7, TR 8, dodge colt , Le Car, Honda Civic, 67 Cadillac coupe Deville, Miata 1990, Lotus M 100 Elan, 1964 jaguar XKE convertible Ginetta G 20 and several minivans. I would but a spitfire again, or tr3
That are quite some cars you have owned. I liked driving this Spitfire. I was amazed how so little horsepower can bring so much fun!
My first car when i was 16 ,
Were you already alowed to drive a car at the age of 16?
@@DrivingwithGloves in California you get a Driver's license at age 16 ,its 14 in some states
@@weswr7785 lucky you! In Europe not before 18
Loved this review, have to ask, how tall are you? I am 6ft 5 in and would like to know how roomy it was for you.
You will struggle. In my youth in the late 70s I owned a MG Midget (which had the same 1500 engine). I just fitted in that car, though I am sure my youth helped too. I am 6'2"
Thank you very much. I am 1.93 m, which is 6 ft 4.
I was afraid, that I had no space in the Spitfire, but it was not so bad at all. Of course it is no SUV, but there is space enough to drive this car without a problem.
Thank you for your feedback, I should fit with no problem then!
I have a 76 spit. No wonder it looks like an Italian swimsuit model, the designer.
67 cuda yes Michelotti was the designer. I have filmed yesterday a new episode from DWG with a Triumph TR6, it will be online in the next days. But this time the designer was Karmann.
Thank you. The triumph just didn't strike me as a standard british design. It's lines, and profile seemed more Italian to me, but I never researched it, just enjoyed it.
Important question... Can it drive a 6.3 foot guy? (193cm)
Yes you can fit in it without any problem, because I have the same height. For example in an Alfa Romeo Spider the space is way less than in the Spitfire.
Nice Spitfire
It is a very cool car.
His question is understandable. the term "Sports Car" has been so muddied that few people know that sports cars as originally envisioned were not the fastest, and there were overwhelmingly the smallest cars on the road. It was the Sports, as in Motorsports, mentality. You could buy a sports car, modify it, and go racing. There are less opportunities to do this in today's high-tech, regulated world.
Thank you very much for your fantastic answer on my question!
@@DrivingwithGloves You're very welcome. I honestly feel sorry for today's kids who would utterly reject the idea that the Spitfire is a 'Sports Car', because it doesn't have 1500 bhp and go 300 mph. The idea that it's the experience, the mystique, even the simplicity, that makes what we know is a sports car, has been completely lost to them. A shame. I have had a Mk. 2 Spitfire and 3 GT6's and currently own a nice MGB GT.
@@mescko I totally agree with you. The problem with the modern sports cars is that they are of course very fast, but you do not have to drive yourself, but the computer drives mainly for you. The feeling you get in for example in a Spitfire at speeds around 50 km/h, 30 mph, you will only get when you drive over 250 km/h in a modern sports car.
I think driving with gloves is a good idea now a'days.
There's so much road rage anymore that gloves 🧤 are a great preventative measure to keep someone's teeth from cutting your knuckles. Well done 👍
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Have you ever tried out an Austin Healey, preferably an early roadster?.
No unfortunately not until now. But who knows, what the future will bring. I am sure that I will review a Sunbeam Tiger v8 in the near future.
It was named after 'the Marine' Spitfire?! Nope, it was named after the Supermarine Spitfire; Supermarine being the manufacturer's name.
Thanks for the info!
@@DrivingwithGloves graag gedaan!
Der Hingucker, ich hab auch einen 🎯👍
Ja ich kann nur bestätigen, ein tolles Auto!
Ok, I'll take it, but we're putting in the overdrive and repainting it British Racing Green. 😄👍🏻🇺🇸
Sorry, but it is already sold. But I like your idea about the colour.
my first car
A very good car to start with!
Have always thought the Spitfire was one of the prettiest British roadsters of the 1960's (and 70's). What nicer is that they're reasonably affordable, too.
You are right David. I was also amazed about the fun factor of the car. And I had not expected, that I would fit in the little Spitfire. Because in my latest Video about the Daimler 4.0i, I couldn't even sit upright in the rear.
Yup, my 76 spit is loads of fun in the twisties, but the hwy,.......not so much. More of a weekend sunny day street legal go cart.
Fact: brown Spitfires don’t rust.
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Love the video, a great little fun car, but that pipe music, please lose it!
Thank you for your feedback. The choice of music is limited to copyright free music. In 2017, when I made this video I did not find the right sources. And after all a video can't be changed after it was uploaded.
Could do without the music....
G54
What? What?? Huh???
What do you mean?
@@DrivingwithGloves Can't hear what you're saying through much of the video.
I am sorry for that, but I can't chance that anymore, because it was one of my earlier videos.
Need to work on your sound....
Nice car but need repainting color is disaster
It was not my car, but I think it was the original colour combination. I can find it out if you wish?