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General Category => Triumph Sports Cars => Topic started by: 88v8 on August 09, 2015, 02:22:08 AM

Title: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: 88v8 on August 09, 2015, 02:22:08 AM
No, not the airborne Spitfire. The itsy bitsy Triumph version.
Your chance to wake a piece of automotive madness from a 13 year slumber.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191656789689?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Not only a V12, but a supercharged V12.

I wonder what the story is behind that shop where it's sitting. Seems to have been a lot of work going on in there, and then.... nothing.

Ivor
Title: Re: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: Anarchy99 on August 09, 2015, 01:16:24 PM
Love it!!
Title: Re: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: BlownMGB-V8 on August 09, 2015, 05:21:02 PM
Not just supercharged but with twin superchargers! (Didn't see anything remotely resembling an intercooler however)

Looks like a Sunday Driver to me. (he, he, he)

Jim
Title: Re: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: DiDueColpi on August 10, 2015, 02:08:01 PM
Wow!

Just when I thought that it couldn't get any harder to change the plugs on a V12.
Impressive engineering to get all that under the hood.

Live like you mean it.
Fred
Title: Re: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: MGBV8 on August 11, 2015, 12:33:46 PM
Yeehaw!
Title: Re: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: Sidecardoug on August 13, 2015, 01:04:43 PM
Reminds me of the Bill Thgomas Cheetah with the exhaust headers running across the top of the driver's legs...  OK for 1/4 mile drags, but waaay too hot for road courses & long races. ( look up CroSal special -
a Cheetah coupe turned into a roadster to keep the driver from roasting).

  Just because an engineer CAN do it, doesn't make it a great idea !

Doug
Title: Re: Insane Spitfire V12
Post by: 88v8 on August 19, 2015, 05:03:33 AM
Sold for £3,000.

Hope we might one day see it in action.

Ivor