what is it?

[kris]

A car, or bike? I dont know.

[GTO-TT/Chev57]

Hi it is English and is like the Triumph Spitfire but with a 6 cylinder in it and they where a fast car for there day.

[Mister-Infinity]

At only 1900 lbs. they still are a fast car and can be quite a bit faster with a relatively small amount of work.

just be sure to get the mk2, the others can get a little hairy in the corners.

[Hudson]

To add to the above, the GT6 was a coupe (hatchback) where all Spitfires were roadsters.

[Moppie]

Take on light weight Triumph Spitfire, Combine with VERY torquey 2.0L Triumph 2000TC engine, Cover in a smoth flowing GT body, and you get: The GT6.

Great little car, just dont lift off the throttle mid corner.

[ac427cpe]

... looks a lot like the 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC

[Moppie]

Originally posted by ac427cpe
... looks a lot like the 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC

And you would be right. Apprently it was one of the influences on the GT6 rear end.

[ac427cpe]

i didn't know that...

[auxiliary2600]

The Gt6 was a spin off the 240Z. The cars handle real good if you do SCCA, they turn on a dime. The frame does twist a bi though. The GT6+ is the car to get or the MK3, they have better handling.

[Moppie]

Hey, nice to have another Triumph fan around here.

I think you'll find the GT6 was around long before the 240z was made, and if anything the old Datsun is a spin off of the GT6.

The GT6 is actualy based of the orginal Spitfire Le Mans car's from I think 1963.
There were a few, and only a few road going Spitfire coupes made, with a worked Spitfire engine and the GT6 style body.
Then when it was shown there was a demand for a small coupe Triumph tidyed up the body design, and plopped it on the Spitfire chassis with a 2000TC 6cly to make up for the extra weight.

[chadwanmx3]

I have a gt6 + its on restorable condtion, I'd have to say its the smallest car I have but I love the cockpit

[Perry E]

I have a 69 GT6 in restorable condition, I drove it every day for 2 1/2 years, and put 40000 very hard miles on it since 1993 before retiring it. My 11 year old son and my 9 year old daughter both want it now. I'm looking at a restored 1976 TVR 2500M.

[thenakedtarmacer]

Yes the gt6 was around before the 240z and was based on the le mans spitfire (Which you can now bye ali reps of from jigsaw in the uk, look v good i have seen it close up, about £35,000) in the uk the gt6 was often called the poor mans e type jag. If you look at the two next to each other you can see it in the early cars mk1,2. never had one yet only Spitfires, Herald and vitesses.

[993cc]

Here's a GT6.....pretty damn cool