The Triumph Spitfire is a diminutive British roadster named after an
iconic WWII fighter, the highest production and most successful British fighter plane of all
time. The road-going Spitfire can't claim the same sales (or Nazi hunting) success, but it is a classic in its own right. The Triumph version is extremely small, but well proportioned to
hide its diminutive stature in photos - the opposite of a facebook selfie. It may not look it in the photos, but the Spitfire is
similar in size to the
MG Midget and Austin-Healey Sprite. Find this
1978 Triumph Spitfire 1500 offered for $4,000 in Watsonville, CA via craigslist.
Tip from Kaibeezy.
The Renault R8 (later just called the 8) was a small sedan for the common man launched in 1962 with boxy styling and a chassis based on the curvy Dauphine platform. The R8 used a Beetle style rear engine / rear drive setup and was slow in stock trim, but Renault released a Gordini version that was pushing almost 100 horsepower and a legend in rally races. Today's blue thing isn't an original Gordini, but it's got a fuel injected big bore engine and should be fun on original skinny tires. Find this 1970 Renault 8 offered for $6000 CAD ($4419 USD) in Quebec, Canada via kijiji.net. Tip from Erik202.
