This page documents the rebirth of an old and very rusty 1972 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV. There is a brief STORY about the travels and travails of this car, and a series of pictures documenting the transition from lawn ornament to something closely resembling its original self.
The original 1972 car, rear view passenger side, on trailer.
The original 1972 car on trailer, frontal view.
The donor, a 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500 with seized-up engine but good body, before restoration.
The donor vehicle arriving at United Auto in Auburn.
Another shot of donor arriving at United Auto.
Sitting in the bay inside United Auto, waiting for work to begin.
Original floor pan of donor vehicle before restoration.
Engine compartment of donor vehicle before restoration.
Trunk compartment of donor vehicle before restoration.
Cong starting work on Shellykabuki, fabricating new floor pans from galvanized steel.
New floor pan installed on driver's side.
Rear view of car, early stages, showing where holes from luggage rack had been filled in.
Early stages of work, off starboard bow.
Early stages of work, from port side.
Early stages of work on right rear corner panel.
Early stages of work on left rear corner panel.
Inside of the engine compartment, ready for degreasing
and painting.
Cong admiring work on engine compartment.
Right rear view, ready for painting.
Left rear view, ready for painting.
Interior of cockpit, ready for painting.
Trunk interior, ready for painting.
Gene Tankersley admiring work done on hood.
Next stop: the paint room.
Next stop: paint room, rear view.
Rear driver's side view of car on trailer; Malcolm Branch
checking the straps.
Gene Tankersley and Paul Casarona admiring the work done by United
Auto.
Front view of car before loading onto trailer.
Inside Malcomb Branch's workshop, 29 December 2002.
Early work on instrumentation, 29 December 2002.
Engine compartment from driver's side, 29 December 2002.
Engine compartment from passenger's side, 29 December 2002.
Malcomb Branch's shop, April 2003.
Front view of car, April 2003.
Malcolm Branch standing beside completed restoration, 17 August 2003.
