1973 Triumph Spitfire MKIV 1300 Eloises First Ride
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- Опубліковано 10 сер 2017
- I hope you enjoy these videos of me working on and playing with or driving my Triumph Spitfire . This was originally bought by me in 2017 after a wait of twenty years - my mum had one one when I was small and I always loved it but I was stopped from owning one myself every time I mentioned it. When I bought it it was a 1973 Triumph Spitfire MKIV 1300 with twin exhausts and Solex ADDHE Carburettors. It was loud and it was fast! After the big ends went I had the engine replaced with all that was available to me at the time, a Triumph 1500 engine so it became by default a 1973 Triumph Spitfire 1500 for all intents and purposes, especially when I swapped out the Solex to fit twin HS4 SU Carburettors. I have repaired, renovated and restored various parts and have resprayed the entire car, polished it and waxed it in between blasting around the local area as a daily driver. I just love it and it brings me great joy.
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Yes! That's what always happens riding in a spitfire: it puts a biiiiig smile on your face.
Totally!
Great video! What fun! I’m planning on getting a mk3 for my 8 year old daughter to restore over the next 10 years. :)
haha that's a decent toy for her!
Your sweet daughter had the spitfire grin the whole time. I remember that grin so well. You are so right. One has to fiddle with them and maintain them on weekends. No drive it and forget about it as with modern cars, but if approached with the right attitude, that's part of the fun. You can sit on the tire and tinker away. Drives like a go kart with a hundred smiles per gallon. Thank you for the fond memories from the US.
Thanks George! It's just a constant grin! I've spent the last week putting new seat foams in after the originals crumbled together so even ore smiles expected when she's out again in the spring! Have you checked out the other ones? Please subscribe if you want to see some more as and when I do them!
Ive watched a ton of these videos and its the same thing all the time. The people riding always have a smile on there face. Thats whats incredible.
That's the thing, they are just a scream to drive!
You are a lucky man. Enjoy your ride. I have the same RHD Spitfire from 1972. ;) What a proud dad and what a lovely daughter. Nice. :) ))
They'e brilliant fun aren't they! I cant stop wasting fuel :-)
That's the reaction I got from my youngest daughter too on our first ride 6 years ago with my 76 1500spit. Was made even more fun when we sat our bullmastiff sideways behind the seats. He looks half the size of the car ! Smiles from everyone who sees that going down the road, and amazement from those who see him get out, lol ! Kids love it !
EVERYONE loves it!
I bought a 1974 Spitfire 1500 when i was stationed at RAF Edzell in Scotland. I loved that car.
My mate Tim did too, a brown one. Not sure where he was stationed but it was Scotland with the RAF. I think he needs another!
Man, this video made me realize you have perfect hair for a cabrio.
I do indeed!
One moment they go speeding...
Police is heard in the background...
"Oh crikey, it's the rozzers!"
Nee naw nee naw!
Great video and no music to drown out the engine noise. I have a 1500.
Thanks! I rarely put the stereo on for the same reasons - and when I do it has to be the right kind - Iggy Pop, the Stooges, Alice Cooper...
I loved my mkIV. There has never been a car that was so much fun and still was almost impossible to break the speed limit.
It's such a fun drive...I got a speeding ticket though. Barstuds
Great video - I bought a 1972 MkIV in 1983 when I was 19. Sold it after 3 years and regretted it almost immediately. Subsequently bought an MGB roadster which was faster but which I never liked as much.... This reminds me how much fun I had nearly 40 years ago!
They are even more fun now, after getting used to boring vehicles
I think it was 10-11 months ago I first watched this video. You said it right smiles per gallon, your daughter the look of a very happy girl ,and an equally as proud, and happy father. means to me your a good father. our children can be our largest joy and contribution in our world. Its the spitfire vids that got me to subscribe . I have three myself. Like you a 73, and two 79's,Only one 79 on the road right now. I put a gt6 2000cc motor in the other 79 which is exactly what brit. ley. should have done they'd still be in production!!! It still goes like hell but living here in cali I no longer have anyone to help me smog under the table so she's parked last several years. Can't pass the visual. (A little trick to pass any smog but the visual is denatured A) It works like a charm thats why the other 79 is still on the road. Didn't mean to write a novel, but wanted to comment on how much quicker the British spits are over our detuned models here, we don't have the same cam or compression as you. guess I need to put the gt into my 73 as we don't smog below 75 and i'll be good as long as no copper looks under the hood, and even then i'd probably be ok as the gt is pretty much a bolt in and these cops here are as dumb as a bag of rocks. the people with to high an i.q. aren't hired as cops here... They won't blindly follow orders like the rocks will! love your vids keep em come'en ciao, Rob
Cheers Rob! She's a real pleasure to drive! I have a high compression Toledo engine in her with four branch manifold, twin Solex ADDHE carbs, twin exhausts and God only knows what else the previous owner did! Both girls love it but not as much as me ;-) A friend had a GT6 engine in his but he sold it on a year ago. Can't wait until the weather is better and the refurb are finished in the spring (new seat foams and bunch of odd jobs nothing major!).
What a great story. In the late 70's I bought a '72 Spitfire when I was in high school. Mine was LHD as I'm in the States. It was my first car and I loved it despite the many issues it had. I left the car behind at home when I went off to college and sadly my brother totaled it. Despite my limited time with that car, I still have great memories of it. When it comes to motoring, in my opinion it doesn't get any better than a small two-seat roadster (with the top down of course). Enjoy!
You're absolutely right, it doesn't get any better! Shame yours was totaled :-(
@@Codbotherer Yeah, that was a shame, fortunately my brother wasn't hurt. For the past number of years I've been enjoying a Honda S2000. That purchase was of course brought on in part due to my experience with the Spitfire all those years ago. (My history with Honda actually predates my history with Triumph as I started riding Honda motorcycles at the age of 10.) But any way you go, be it a Spitfire or a S2000 (or a MGB or a Miata, etc., etc.), small two-seat roadsters are a blast, providing an experience that is unique in the world of automobiles.
Nice gentleman drives wonderful car with beautiful lady.
That's perfect !!!
Thank you!
Happy driver !
Every time!
I absolutely Love this Video. That's the Spirit...Bravo"
Cheers! drive it like it's nicked!
looks like great fun. smiles per gallon😁
absolutely!
Such a fun video
I can’t help but to smile
Smooth shifting
Sounds great
Thank you! Such a fun car, best thing I've wasted my money on in years :-)
I want one!!!!!!!
Don't blame you!
Shout out from the US, when you can take your daughter out and make her enjoy a driver in your spit you've done your job:). My first was a'69 spit in baby blue... Loved it! Now drive a 420 hp v8 Mustang GT convertible. If your ever get to Florida look knee up and we'll go for a ride! Little quicker than the spitfire:)
Hi Patrick! Yeah, both the girls love it - my 'justification' for buying it (for £3k) was that I am too miserly to hire a limo (£0.1k) for her prom next year :-) Everyone will notice her arrive amongst all those white boxes when I blip the throttle a bit!!! My mum had a 1972/3 Spit in baby blue too, back when I was a kid. I always adored it. My mate is after a convertible Mustang but he's mental as parts would be expensive and at $6 a gallon for fuel...quicker for sure but so would be the emptying of the bank account! Last time I was in Florida (April 1994) I left for the airport in an Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible but I've never been in a Mustang so I'll give you a shout if I come again!
Codbotherer nothing like a little blip if the throttle to let ppl know you're there, my Mustang has aftermarket pipes that you can really hear. I'm looking for an old spit here to work on, hard to find though. The look on my daughter's face was priceless when we hit 120 mph on the hwy with the top down:). Enjoy these times with your daughters, they go quick...
I’ll eventually get one of these, but my MK 1 Miata will do for now
You can have one of each!
I do like a nice Spitfire and am involved in a project with my Dad, my daughter is also called Eloise.
Good stuff. Are you a Damned fan too?
@@Codbotherer Oh yes I do like Triumphs.
@@Codbotherer Yes she was named from The Damned track 'Eloise'
@@geoffburrill9850 That puts us at a similar age then! My Eloise and the daughter of another guy I knew at school were too! Marvellous song, can you remember watching it on Top of the Pops too? I took her to see them for her first gig a couple of years ago. I've seen them maybe a dozen times and it was the only time they've not played Eloise - I'd waited 18 years for that the sods :-) Still had a great time though and bless her she was right in the thick of it with me. ua-cam.com/video/MOwaRQfj0fw/v-deo.html
@@Codbotherer Just a few ( not many ) years before my time. Love the song it's way better than the original.
"Bus wankers" that Inbetweeners reference, nice.
Well spotted! We love it :-)
Hi, I had this memory from one of your videos that you keep the Spit outside without a cover? I've had two covers for mine and they've both got holes in and I realise it's worse using them now because it traps moisture inside, so I'm thinking - just keep it uncovered now but maybe wax it regularly..? (people without garages)
Yeah, trapped moisture doesn't dry with the wind. Mines currently in a barn though, needs a respray
@@Codbotherer Barn. Lucky there :)
Why why why can't we have fun cars like this again. Cars that are all about driving. My mk1 miata is as close to a classic car as you can get these days. This coming from a person who grew up on british and german cars. My family had the gambit of the british stuff. 3 MGAs 1 of which was coupe. 4 MGBs 76, 71, 73.5 and 72 GT. 1 healey 3k mk3. 2 sunbeam alpines 67. A triumph tr4 and a 73 STAAAAAG which was my favorite. Uncles had jags and benzes. So yeah well engorged in the sports car stuff. Your daughter might be happy with a MK1 NA Miata. Not so antique, easy to live with and endlessly reliable. Cheers...good luck with the spitfire. Shame they never put GT6 engine in the Spit.
A friend of mine did! said it went like stink - Eloise is only 15 though so no driving for a while. Probably start her on the quintissential Mini like I had, the mini, not the milf-mobile they now call mini! Sounds like you had a good selection to grow up around though.
Codbotherer OMG I completely agree with you on the "NEW" mini. My god did they completely screw that thing up or what. I worked at a dealership and had the displeasure of taking one of these abominations just up the street to a body shop. The first thing I thought of upon getting in it was.....how the fuck is this a mini!? It doesn't feel English at all. I feel like I'm driving a modern BMW 318 Ti which is probably closer to the truth then BMW is letting on. The Germans screwed up the british icons and chysler screwed up an Italian icon the 500. Leave these icons to history. Only a Mini is a mini. A MINI is something completely different and completely horrible.
Mate of mine just got a new style Cooper S. First time I ever went in a new mini, quite excited as I had a couple and drove one to spain a couple of times. Got in and thought I was there for a wash and blow dry. Totally underwhelmed as a passenger, really just a pile of blinging tat. Far prefer my megane estate which is probably not much larger...maybe it would have been a better experience if I drove it, winding it up properly but I didn't feel the need to. It certainly does seem to be vehicle choice of the 40-50yr old divorcee-who-still-thinks-she-has-it (breast enhancement as opposed to my MkIV penis extension?). Nah. Give me an ageing rattle trap with character and quirks any day.
Codbotherer My list of classic English cars I'd love to own one day are
1. MGB GT V8. I'm from the US we never got them here shame really.
2. Daimler SP250 Dart. Love how quirky they are
3. Healey Sprite. It's the happiest looking car in the world
4. Sunbeam Rapier. We never get these either
5. Another STAAAAG
6. Ford escort of any kind. We got the escort but ours was a horrible little rot box eco car. I would want a dog bone mk1 or a rs1800 yummy. I'll lump a Cortina in there as well
7. Jowett Jupiter. Again car you got that we didn't
8. A TR5
9. A lotus Elite
10. A Lynx Eventer. Shooting brake XJS
To many to mention so etc.
Codbotherer The worst thing is they're making MINIs that Old Bean Issigonis would be rolling in his grave about. A SUV mini, are they kidding us. Also a 4 door MINI! A 4 door MINI! A 4 door MINI is a Austin 1100 you knobs! MINI is now a brand for Posh people of all kinds. They are now a fashion accessory. They are like Gucci handbags and Oakley sunglasses. What old Issigonis must be thinking.
fantastic car & a sweet girl :) good match!
Cheers! Had the spit five years today!
@@Codbotherer mega! i bought my mk4 1972 yesterday and will get him by the end of next week :)
@@TheTopgearcars oh brilliant! You are gonna love it!
@@TheTopgearcars You got her?
SLOW CAR FAST! better then fast car slow!
I think you might be right! Never thought of it like that :-)
For sure. The rig doesn't look slow at tall
Where did you mount the camera?
various places - go pro attached by suction cup with a flexible arm
Codbotherer Cheers!
Its actually quick or is it the camera angle great vid and also is it tuned?
Yeah it's quick! Low end acceleration is excellent, it's low down so feels faster too. It had twin solex side draughts at the time which gave it loads of poke.
@@Codbotherer yea cool im 16 looking to get one for my first car got quoted 1072 pounds pretty amazing because its in the classic category and what are solex side draws?
@@willb9357 That's a decent price. Solex are a type of carburettor - google solex add he and you will see what they were specifically.
No está mal Triumph como marca motos y coches pero yo aficionado los coches me gusta mucho desde niño desde pequeño también las motos 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Si ellas son geniales!
@@Codbotherer ok that You Questions from spain england ok that You crazy 🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸
Que bien me has respondido ha español pero no creas cuando veo tus vídeos traducir english un abrazo
@@inigoamannacarregui331 Yo no hablo español, pero Google sí. ¡Es cortés para mí responderte en tu idioma, incluso con errores!
When do we get to see your daughters driving it?:)
It will be two years before she can get a provisional licence and start learning...and then it'll be a while to pass her test and even longer before she touches the Spit! Might get her own, or perhaps a Herald or Mini or something if classic insurance is available.
I am in the fortunate position of being a proud Spit owner with a lovely daughter. In my case, a 1967 Mk3 Spitfire and a 1987 Mk1 daughter! ua-cam.com/video/fvEsyduTmLg/v-deo.html
Oooh nice! I'd love a MK3. I love how she is shrieking in your video!
Take me to prom in it, please
Where do you live? If close enough I'd be happy to!
@@Codbotherer I live in Illinois in the US! I hope your spitfire can travel across water!
@@ryanshoaff5471 It's not Jesus!
@@Codbotherer It can be whatever it wants to be if you've raised it right! All it has to do is believe in itself!
Is that daughter or girlfriend? If the latter, then I am totally convinced the Spitfire has helped enhance your social life
My daughter, she was only fifteen then!
@@Codbotherer Jolly, she must have grown into a lovely young lady and must be wanting to drive the Spit herself now.