Spitfire. The world of hardtops
Articles | History and culture

Spitfire. The world of hardtops

A roadster is bought to travel in open air, and then it often ends up covered with an hard top. I do not know if this is a contradiction, but as a matter of fact among the accessories for Triumphs, hardtops are at the foreground, with a great variety of models produced by so many small enterprises. Andrea, with this first contribution, introduce us to this interesting topic.

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Models: Spitfire 4 / Spitfire MKII / Spitfire MKIII / Spitfire MKIV / Spitfire 1500

Keywords: Accessories / Hardtop

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