Editing Triumph Spitfire (section)

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{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox automobile
| image = Triumph_Spitfire_IV_(2014-09-13_7035).jpg
| caption = Triumph Spitfire 1500 (European market)
| name = Triumph Spitfire
| manufacturer = [[Standard Motor Company]]{{sfnp|Robson|1982|p=187}}<br />[[Triumph Motor Company]] ([[Leyland Motors]])
| production = 1962–1980
| body_style = 2-seat [[Convertible|drophead coupé]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| assembly = {{ubl
  | [[Canley]], [[Coventry]], England
  | [[Mechelen]], Belgium<ref>http://www.motorgraphs.com/heritage/malines-belgium-factory-leyland-triumph-1972_a156434.aspx Malines (Belgium) factory Leyland-Triumph 1972, (c) British Motor Industry Heritage Trust</ref>
  | [[Dublin]], Republic of Ireland (7-prefix on commission number)
  | [[Durban]], South Africa
  | [[Cape Town]], South Africa <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.classiccarafrica.com/articles/wallflower/ | title=The Wallflower | website=www.classiccarafrica.com }}</ref>
  | Australia<ref>[http://triumphsportscars.com.au/spittytips/19-australian-spitfire-colours.html SPITTY TIPS&nbsp;– 19. Australian Spitfire Colours] Retrieved on 30 March 2012</ref>
  }}
| length = {{cvt|145|in|mm|0}}
| width = {{cvt|57|in|mm|0}}
| height = {{cvt|48|in|mm|0}} hood up.
| wheelbase = {{cvt|83|in|mm|0}}
| weight = {{cvt|1568| to |1759|lb|kg}} (unladen U.K. spec)
| related = [[Triumph Herald]], [[Triumph Vitesse]], [[Triumph GT6]]
| designer = [[Giovanni Michelotti]]
| class = Sports car
| sp = uk
}}

The '''Triumph Spitfire''' is a British [[sports car]] manufactured over five production iterations between 1962 and 1980. Styled for [[Standard Motor Company|Standard]]-[[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]] in 1957 by [[Italy|Italian]] designer [[Giovanni Michelotti]], the Spitfire was introduced at the [[British International Motor Show|London Motor Show]] in 1962.<ref name=Autocar197306>{{cite journal |journal=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] |volume=138 | number = 4022 |title=Used car test: 1970 Triumph Spitfire Mk.3 |pages=26–27 |date=28 June 1973}}</ref> It was manufactured at the Standard-Triumph [[Canley]] works, with approximately 315,000 produced over 18 years.<ref name="total">{{cite web
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 |url          = https://triumphspitfire1500.co.uk/triumph-spitfire-production-dates/}}</ref>

Developed on a shortened variant of the [[Triumph Herald]] saloon's chassis, the Spitfire shared the Herald's running gear and [[Standard SC engine]]. The design used [[body-on-frame]] construction, augmented by structural components within the bodywork and rear trailing arms attached to the body rather than the chassis. A manually deployable convertible top, substantially improved on later models, provided weather protection and a bespoke hard-top was available as a factory option.

The model was named after the famed [[Supermarine Spitfire]] fighter plane of World War II.<ref>[http://www.triumphspitfire.nl/salesliterature/IMG_0051.jpg Triumph advertisement circa 1974]</ref>