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1978 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE 1500 GREEN

Sale price: £4,000.00 make an offer

Price trends for this listing:
20.10.2013: £4,000.00
26.11.2013: £4,000.00

Car location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1978
Engine:
1493 cc
Previous Owners:
1
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1978 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE 1500 GREEN for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2) based on 310 votes

HI AND WELCOME TO OUR LISTING FOR TRIUMPH SPITFIRE WHICH WE HAVE OWNED FROM NEW.

   FINALLY MY NAN HAS COME TO TERMS WITH PARTING WITH HER MUCH LOVED CAR. MY NAN UNDERWENT TWO HIP REPLACEMENT'S AND REALISED SHE WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SO SHE COULD DO WITH THE MONEY TO MAKE HER HOUSE (OR SHALL WE SAY GROUND FLOOR MORE FRIENDLY).

   WERE SAD TO SEE IT GO BUT THAT'S LIFE. THIS IS THE ONLY REASON SHE IS SELLING THE CAR.

THE CAR UNDERWENT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO FRESH RESPRAY JOB IN THE ORIGINAL COLOUR AND MUCH MUCH MORE READ THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

 

GOOD BITS

1. FRESH RESPRAY JOB IN ORIGINAL COLOUR

2. FULL UNDERSEAL

3. ORIGINAL CHASSIS NEVER WELDED

4. ORIGINAL BODY TUB NEVER WELDED

5. ALL MATCHING NUMBERS

6. ORIGINAL MILEAGE WITH VOSA PRINT ASWELL TO PROVE

7. 2 SET OF ORIGINAL KEYS

8. NEW BATTERY WITH JUST UNDER 3 YEARS WARRANTY AND NEW BATTERY CLAMP

9. NEW SPARK PLUGS

10. NEW LEADS

11. NEW CONDENSOR

12. NEW POINTS

13. NEW COIL AND NEW SOLENOID LUCAS

14. FRESH SERVICE (ENGINE AND GEARBOX)

15. NEW BRAKES ALL AROUND LESS THAN 3500 MILES AGO

16. NEW CALIPER PISTONS AND RUBBER SEALS

17. NEW LUCAS HEADLIGHTS

18. NEW CARPETS

19. NEW BULKHEAD RUBBER AND BOOT RUBBER

20. NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES SINCE FITTED

21. NEW BULBS ETC ETC THINGS LIKE THAT

22. ALWAYS KEPT IN GARAGE

23. POWDER COATED ENGINE

24. NEW WIPERS. HERMOSTAT. NTIFREEZE

25. 4 CLASSIC CAR TYRES LESS THAN 5000 MILES SINCE FITTED

26. NEW DECALS AS WELL(NOT YET FITTED)

BAD BITS

1. DRIVER SEAT COULD DO WITH RE-UPHOLSTERING BUT STILL PERFECTLY USABLE

2. NO SOFT TOP. CURRENT HARD TOP NO ROOF LINING

3. SMALL OUTER WINDOW RUBBERS OLD COULD DO WITH REPLACING

4. NO AERIAL AT THE MOMENT. WILL TRY TO FIND IT

5. ORIGINAL RADIO CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. WORKS JUST NOT CONNECTED SINCE WE REPLACED THE CARPETS. ILL TRY TO DO THAT

6. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WINDER KNOB BROKEN BUT STILL WORKS FINE

7. REV COUNTER DON'T WORK AT THE MOMENT WILL TRY TO GET IT SORTED SOON. SMALL EARTH WIRE NEEDS REPLACING  

   AGAIN ALL THESE THINGS ARE NOTHING SERIOUS. COST FEW POUNDS TO PUT RIGHT BUT WERE JUST BEING PICKY AND TRYNG TO BE HONEST.

        IF BUY IT NOW PRICE IS ACHIEVED OF 4000 GBP THE CAR WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH 12 MONTHS MOT BUT NO TAX FOR THE NEW OWNER £250 DEPOSIT WILL NEED TO BE PAID TO SECURE THE CAR AND GET THE MOT SORTED . nbsp;(CURRENTLY SORN'D) BUT IF THE CAR SELLS FOR LESS THAN 4000 GBP I WOUDN'T PUT MOT OR TAX AS IT'S VERY CHEAP IF IT GOES FOR LESS THAN 4000 GBP. nbsp;DEPOSIT STILL STANDS. WILL BE POLISHED FOR THE NEW OWNER.

          THE CAR IS ADVERTISED ELSEWHERE SO I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW AT ANY TIME. STRICTLY DEPOSIT 250 GBP THE REST CASH ON COLLECTION NO DELIVERIES.

                            RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW AT ANYTIME.

                              THANKS FOR LOOKING

 

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