Peter,
Some early Spits were fitted with an extended hardtop especially fitted for
racing. This was before the GT6 was even conceived. The "give-away" on the
looks in whether or not the bonnet has the GT6 bulge, and in the rear, the
top did not meet the rear facia like the GT6, but rather went straighter
back and was then cut off in a square fashion, I think I have some pictures
somewhere, if you care to see them. Let me know and I'll rummage through my
archives (such as they are)
Peter Zaborski wrote:
> I watched the speedvision program about the Triumph Marque last night
> and have some questions...
>
> 1. The segment on spitfires showed works race cars which had a
> "hatchback" like appearance. I think the announcer (David Hobbs) called
> them coupes. These were definitely not hard tops fitted to the
> convertibles but rather real full time hardtops (ala gt6). I have never
> seen a spitfire like this in the flesh. Are these common or were they
> just the works race cars?
>
> 2. The final snip of the show showed a couple of glimpses of the tr5
> (with minilite wheels) and mentioned that the tr5 was the first british
> car to use fuel injection. It then just ended quite abruptly. Sure
> looked like there was more factory archival footage. Has anyone seen any
> of the newer BL triumph footage? Unlike the MG version of the program
> which is a 2 parter, the triumph version is only 1 part. And that part
> seems to exclude their most successful (in terms of sales anyway) tr
> series cars, the tr6s (oh yeah I am definitely biased).
>
> BTW, the tr2, 3 and 4 were very successful in the alpine rallies,
> winning their class each year they entered. And the trs and spits were
> also very successful at le mans with consistent finishes each year (the
> trs anyway). I thought it was a pretty good program but wish there was
> more to it for the later cars...
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
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