The Italian Triumph Spitfire Register (R.I.T.S.) booth will be displaying he two Spitfires which from 7th to 19th August 2023 completed the ITALY – SCOTLAND – ITALY raid covering a total distance of 5219 KM.
Created by Turin’s designer Giovanni Michelotti, the subsequent series of Triumph Spitfires were built from 1962 onwards for 18 years, in more than 314 thousand units.
This commercial success launched the Standard Triumph – then the British Leyland Motor Company “BLMC” – well beyond the borders of the United Kingdom. This roadster, dedicated to the “Supermarine Spitfire” fighter aircraft, the symbol of the Battle of Britain, was created to combat its direct rivals - the Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget – and collected universal plaudits. The final car, built in 1980, was saluted melancholically by the workers with the placard “There she blows” (‘the last breath’).
The Italian Triumph Spitfire Register (R.I.T.S.) was created by a Group of Friends and enthusiasts for vintage British cars in order to hand down the legend that is the Triumph Spitfire roadster, together with the heritage of the three series of the Triumph GT6, a somewhat mysterious car for Italy where just 32 units were ever imported.
