Random # 307: Mk II Triumph Spitfire

I do not know the owner of this rather striking Mk II Triumph Spitfire - photographed in Sandy Bay, just south of Hobart, Tasmania, in early Spring, 2021 - nor do I know anything about his or her car. However, I can say that it certainly looked the duck's guts, with a really nice paint job, straight panels, shiny chrome and a very tidy interior.

The observant amongst you will note that it's for sale. The really, really observant might just make out a mobile number that sort of approximates something vaguely like 040X 99X 81X*. Not that I'm endorsing the quality of the car or the sagacity of buying it or otherwise!

* I’ll remove this number in a month or so, just in case the seller keeps receiving random “Is that Spitfire still for sale?” calls. I’ll delete it if s/he asks me to, too, but I figure if they’re happy to have it on a sign on a car parked on a public street, a brief airing on an obscure ‘blog from a tiny island at the bottom of the world isn’t likely to cause any problems.

Recently on UMPH: September’s instalment of Classics by the Beach, a really cool 1960s’ Mustang and three old-school Holdens. Why not check them out or have a look-see about the uppermiddlepetrolhead site?

U M P H

(uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au*)

iPhone images.

*Not a car sales site.

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