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At the moment, Karen's 1968 Spitfire Mk3  OUF 815G  (EGGbert - OeUF - bad French pun) is sitting her dads garage in Taunton, Somerset, having undergone a total restoration. (see the Restoration and Supplies pages for more details) Eggbert has virtually a new body, with just the rear deck, front scuttle and bulkhead being left. A brand new heritage bonnet from TD Fitchett. New Door skins, new rear wings, valence, boot lid, floors.... You name it, it had to be renewed. Originally the bonnet was thought to be 'salvageable' but this proved not to be the case. The finished car is seen during August 2000. The interior is finished off with new club seats, new carpets, a walnut dashboard and a wooden moto-lita steering wheel.

Triumph Spitfire

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Triumph Spitfire

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Poor one-eyed Eggbert... ...after the surgery Rusted and forgotten... ...shiny-happy Eggbert

Check the 1st picture and you can see that there had been some kind of bonnet fire or chemical spillage which had not only rusted the paint, but warped the bonnet in the process. It's got a new, unleaded John Kipping engine. Performance modifications I made include fitting brand new 1.5" SU-HS4's, cable-operated accelerator, a Triumphtune twin exhaust, extractor manifold & K&N's.

Triumph Spitfire

Triumph Spitfire

Triumph Spitfire

I just discovered that the performance modifications which I have made are uncannily similar to the actual Triumph Tuning departments 1968 Mk3 Spitfire. This had twin, 1.5" carbs, performance exhaust and cable accelerator linkage. The factory mods enabled a tested, maximum speed of 110MPH and 0-60 of just 11.9sec! I've not had the chance to test or measure my car fully, but certainly the acceleration is massively improved upon.

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On the road, after 10 years... ...performance mods visible... ...was it worth it, do you think?