i once saw a booted GT6 - NOT fastback

[rizla01@yahoo.com]

Someone I bumped into in Essex (Spotted a Mk III Cortina estate on his drive) showed me what i at first thought was a flashy spitfire.
it has lots of rally stickers plastered all over it and did look impressive.

Then i looked inside the car and noticed THREE dials instead of the usual two. Thats strange said I.
He said nothing so I wandered round to the boot and was surprised to see it said GT6?
I then looked under the bonnet and sure enough - it was a six pot.

Having had his fun he told me that a very small number were produced but no-one I have spoken to since believes me.

What was I looking at?

[mishmosh]

there were a number of fastback roofs made for spitfires. The most common being a Lenham. Also of course the Le Mans spits were hardtop coupes. Have a look on Jigsaw racing’s website. 

[rizla01@yahoo.com]

NOT a fastback
Out of the factory as a BOOTED model (spitfire shaped) but was in fact a GT6.

NOT the other way around

 

[Colin Lindsay]

Probably just a GT6 Spitfire conversion; using a Spitfire bodytub onto a GT6 chassis / 6-pot engine, or else just the engine and gearbox under a GT6 bonnet on a Spitfire. They were never made by the factory but a lot of owners have upgraded to the bigger engine.

[rizla01@yahoo.com]

So no-one KNOWS of a booted GT6

I am pretty convinced the chap was telling the truth - Why would he lie?

 

[johny]

Not lying but possibly misled by someone else previously?

[Colin Lindsay]

42 minutes ago, rizla01@yahoo.com said:

So no-one KNOWS of a booted GT6

I am pretty convinced the chap was telling the truth - Why would he lie?

 

Was he selling it?

It's well documented that they were never officially made, which is why no-one knows of any, but I know of quite a few later conversions.

[rizla01@yahoo.com]

29 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

Was he selling it?

It's well documented that they were never officially made, which is why no-one knows of any, but I know of quite a few later conversions.

Nope

Would'nt  part with it.

 

[JohnD]

Hang on.  Just over the way, not 5000 miles sor so, on the Triumph Experience, someone is asking the same Q in the same words.

Double hang on, sorry, my 'scam' alarm was flashing, when two people so far apart were asking the same.   But on the TE, the OP is  "Terry I" from Essex, I presume, Terry is also "Rizla01"?

No, Terry, not a factory special, just a Spit6/Gitfire, a Spitfire fitted with a 6 cylinder engine.     A car Triumph should hav made but which woul have competed too easily with the TR6.   Yours must have a hardtop from Ashley, APAL, Lenham, Wiliams & Pritchard, SAH or Sprinzel, all of whom made, or sold under their name, booted hardtops for Spitfires.   See the Amicale Spitfire webpage on hardtops at http://www.amicalespitfire.org/hardtop1.php 

John

 

[dannyb]

Is there a picture of this car for sale. We can then confirm what it probably is.

[Colin Lindsay]

I don't think it's for sale, as the original OP says, but a photo would be great for the debate!

It's not to catch anyone out, but just to satisfy ourselves as to what exactly it is.