Abarth exhausts: the factory of noise
Articles | Technical and tuning

Abarth exhausts: the factory of noise

Carlo Abarth has been a myth for teenagers in the ‘50s and ‘60s and still today any sport car enthusiasts’ eyes sparkle when hearing his name. His firm leap to the fore for its tuning, its elaborations, its victories on tracks all over the world, and for the sport accessories developed to answer any enthusiasts’ dream to run faster. Among these accessories, the famous exhausts. We tell here the history of the exhausts produced by Abarth specifically for Triumph cars.

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Models: GT6 MKI / GT6 MKII / GT6 MKIII / Herald 948 / Roadster TR3 / Roadster TR4 / Spitfire 4 / Spitfire MKII / Spitfire MKIII / Spitfire MKIV / Spitfire 1500

Keywords: Abarth / Accessories / Muffler

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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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Ducati Meccanica badge: reproduction
Articles | Restorations

Ducati Meccanica badge: reproduction

Among the particularities of the Triumphs sold in the ‘60s in Italy there is the “Ducati Meccanica” badge, witness of the time when the brand from Borgo Panigale, then led by Giuseppe Montano, was the Italian distributor of the Triumph cars. I have reproduced this badge, today impossible to find. In this article I tell you how.

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Models: Herald 948 / Roadster TR4 / Spitfire 4 / Spitfire MKII / Spitfire MKIII

Keywords: Ducati Meccanica / DIY

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Spitfire Mk IV, the slowest of the models. Or maybe not…
Articles | Technical and tuning

Spitfire Mk IV, the slowest of the models. Or maybe not…

Change the character of your car. With today's cars - aseptic and perfect as they are - it is almost impossible, but not with the Spitfire which is something more than a beautiful roadster: the Spit is a nice toy which offers itself to these things, especially when there is the passion, the curiosity and the desire to learn and to compete with ourselves. Marco, in this his article, tells us about his experience about the engine of his Mk IV which from a "Sleeping Beauty" has now become smart, giving him the great satisfaction of having done all the work by himself . This is the great magic this wonderful car gives us, it allows us to make ourselves the changes and improvements, it’s what in England is called tuning.

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

Keywords: DIY / Engine

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