Thursday 8th February 1968

The 100,000th Triumph Spitfire, a Mk3, rolled off the production line. Based on a design produced for Standard-Triumph in 1957 by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti, the Spitfire was produced from 1962 to 1980. The platform for the car was largely based upon the chassis, engine, and running gear of the Triumph Herald saloon, and was manufactured at the Standard-Triumph works at Canley, in Coventry.