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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Triumph Spitfire (Ottawa British Car Show '10): Bull-Doser· Public domain
- 2. 1963 Triumph Spitfire - fvl (12913101975): Rex Gray· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 1965TriumphSpitfire: jimmyroq· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 1967 Triumph Spitfire: Graham Robertson· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500, London, 1977 (01): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500 Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon: Mark Brown from Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. JDV584V 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Triumph Spitfire4 - Morges 2021 - Rear three-quarters: Akela NDE· CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
- 9. Triumph Spitfire IV (2014-09-13 7035): Lothar Spurzem· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 10. Triumph Spitfire Mark IV: Deerpeter· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 11. 1966 Triumph Spitfire: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12. 1969 Triumph Spitfire: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
spec sheet
- built
- 1963–1981
- body
- convertible
- engine
- 1.1 L–1.5 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 62–97 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 2
- doors
- 2
- weight
- 896 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- —
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
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Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
1,412 are registered in the Netherlands today, #523 of all models. Most common build year: 1978 (290 cars).
19631981
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (8)
- Spitfire 1500 TC 1,017
- Spitfire 165
- Spitfire 1500 Us 161
- Spitfire 4 21
- Spitfire 1500 20
- Spitfire MK3 15
- Spitfire MK4 7
- Spitfire MK2 6
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.