They were "cool", yes. Cool looking. They were also junk. I had a Triumph Spitfire. Like the rest, Triumph was made by British Leyland. They made junk. Totally unreliable. Electrics by Lucas.
You know why the brits drinks warm beer? Their refrigerators are made by Lucas.
“They were “cool”, yes. Cool looking. They were also junk. I had a Triumph Spitfire. Like the rest, Triumph was made by British Leyland. They made junk “
I made the mistake of trading in my 1976 Toyota Celica GT liftback for a new 1977 Triumph TR7 . What a lemon ! An even bigger lemon than my 1973 Z28 Camaro !
I had an older Spitfire myself years ago. Biggest piece of s##t I ever owned. Impossible to keep the multiple carbs in sync. It was a 6 volt system with the infamous Lucas electr ics. A winning combination to be sure. You can guess the rest. Got rid of it quickly. Fun to drive though when I could get it started.
I actually owned three Triumph Spitfires in the ‘60s, one after the other as they fell apart beyond repair. A 12v positive ground system, Lucas electrics, steel not strong enough for American highways, a weak independent rear suspension which had a tendency to tuck under in a sharp turn, and a spring-loaded gas filler cap directly behind you neck, were only some of the joys of ownership. Another was its unbelievable agility on twisty country roads.
“Electrics by Lucas”
Old saying: Lucas, Prince of darkness.