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    Triumph Spitfire Down On The Seattle StreetE

    Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire

    Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire

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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/15/09

    In reply to Triumph Spitfire Down On The Seattle StreetE
    Somehow, the grille and bumper treatment on these Spitfires reminds me of a dog carrying around a rather large bone in its mouth. #triumphspitfire
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    11/15/09

    @tonyola:
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    11/15/09

    @tonyola: That picture is really funny and scary all at the same time. #triumphspitfire
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    tonyola promoted this comment 87CapriceEstate was starred 87CapriceEstate was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    @tonyola: NO NOT mess with Tiny. #triumphspitfire
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to Triumph Spitfire Down On The Seattle StreetE
    I don't think I could get my old arthritic ass in one of these but by god I would try. Totally awesome. Just perfect. #triumphspitfire
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    In reply to Triumph Spitfire Down On The Seattle StreetE
    I don't think you really should have flipped the car on its roof to get some of those close up shots. Those convertible tops always needed all the help they could get. #triumphspitfire
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    11/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire

    A true Battle of Britain participant - a rare bird in the air.... #supermarinespitfire
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire

    Need to park one of these in Trafalgar Square as well.... owned by Paul Allen - flown this past September... #supermarinespitfire
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    Image of mercury_marine mercury_marine
    11/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire

    . #supermarinespitfire
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    11/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire
    Sorry, but Lotus really isn't British any longer. Yes they still make cars there, and some of their engineers are still from the British Empire, but the company is now a Malaysian owned company.

    Its almost like saying that Ford is a British Car Company because they manufacture cars in Britain, or that Honda is an American Company because they manufacture cars in Ohio.

    There really is no British Car Companies any longer with the exception of a (very) few of the cottage industry car makers like Bristol or Morgan.

    Maybe that's the road that we will eventually go down as well, because the American Car Industry looks pretty grim, with a few gleaming examples from Ford.

    Anyway, back to this post. Having Lotus wear its British Heritage like a war medal it just a bit preposterous. It is all a publicity stunt. #supermarinespitfire
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/13/09

    @UDMan: WOAH. Where did that come from. If Proton actually actively ran the company and did RnD for Lotus, then I'd agree. But far as I'm concerned, Lotus is still run in Hethel, no? #supermarinespitfire
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    11/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire
    When I see "Lotus" and "Spitfire" in the same sentence, I get an unholy vision of a turbocharged 2.2 litre Triumph.

    Did I say "unholy"? I meant "glorious". #supermarinespitfire
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Attempts To Merge Jalopnik, Planelopnik By Repairing Supermarine Spitfire
    Thankfully, I'm sure they'll keep the Rolls Royce Merlin...but only because Toyota doesn't build a V-12. Actually, they did put one in the Century in the late 90s (JDM?), but those are probably just as rare as the Merlin. #supermarinespitfire
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/18/09

    In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
    How does a 2002 in that condition end up in a junkyard? It has all its wheels still! What has condemned this classic to the junkyard?
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    Image of WilliamG. WilliamG.
    07/18/09

    In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
    The thing I like most about Toyotas of that vintage is the way the automatic transmission shifter looks like an afterthought, as if the designers were saying, WTF are you thinking? Get a stick shift!
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    07/18/09

    @WilliamG.: Now, of course, their thought process is the other way 'round.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    07/18/09

    In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
    These three should be combined into one or two glorious junkyard creations. Maybe the Toyota engine into the Spitfire or maybe an M10 powered RWD conversion on the Toyota or the BMW engine in the Spitfire. The Spitfire engine can stay at the junkyard, the rest needs to combine into a nice PCH for someone.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    07/18/09

    In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
    That spitfire has only a single carb, not the duels it should have. I saw a '76 Spit at the yard down here in Sun Valley, with an overdrive gearbox. Sadly when I returned with the So-Cal Jalop brigade, it was gone. I could use those side marker lights off of it, but they're not worth the 400-mile drive. Sad though that yet another nice little British roadster has gone the way of Elvis.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/18/09

    @Graverobber: You mean it bloated up to twice its size, OD'd on drugs, reportedly died on the can but has been seen ever since in odd places and so may not really be dead?
    Wow, Murilee was lucky to get these photos!
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    07/18/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: Yes. That was exactly what I meant.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    07/18/09

    In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
    Sad end for three fun little runabouts. Incidentally, the Corolla should indeed have the 4AGE, as you can read here:

    http://www.examiner.com/x-11011-LA-New-Classics-Car-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Hatch-Attack-198788-Toyota-Corolla-FX16

    (Hey, it ain't self promotion if it answers a question, right?)
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    07/18/09

    @Tomsk 1.1: Now that I think about it, I suspect that the 4A-LC underhood sticker is the result of a transplanted hood.
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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    07/18/09

    In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
    ohh hey my Dad needs new alloys for his '74 2002....where is this again....?
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