1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500

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The description is unusually honest for an old British roadster - it names the rust that's there, says the sills were done with receipts, and mentions the bonnet gap, which is exactly the stuff most sellers hide. That said, the photos are all the same generic side outline with no interior, engine bay, underside or odometer shot, so nothing in the description is actually confirmed by an image. On price, you're paying classic-car money rather than transport money, and these are known for chassis rot at the outriggers and rear suspension mounts, plus swing-axle rear ends that get twitchy at the limit. Honestly, for a sixteen-year-old this is the wrong car: no airbags, no crumple zones, two seats, and it will need fiddling most months even when it's healthy. If someone in the family genuinely wants a project classic to learn on in the driveway, it's a reasonable candidate - as a daily driver to school, it isn't.

Ask the seller about

1. 01 Ask to see the 2019 sill receipts and any records since, plus a current photo of the odometer and the boot floor rust
2. 02 Get it on a lift and check the chassis frame outriggers and rear trailing arm mounts for rot, not just the sills
3. 03 Drive it and check the overdrive engages and drops out cleanly, and that the brakes pull it up straight

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