Triumph Spitfire group GT (1963)

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Specifications

10 units built (Le Mans Coupe prototypes)

Model	Homologation number	Homologation start	Capacity (cc)	Cylinders	Production period	Production (units)
Spitfire 4 (Mark I)	94 165	29/1/1963 12/4/1964	1147	L4	10/1962 – 12/1964	45753
Spitfire 4 Mark II	197 530	1/6/1965 1/2/1966	1147	L4	12/1964 – 1/1967	37409
Spitfire Mark III	561	1/4/1967	1296	L4	1/1967– 12/1970	65320
Spitfire Mark IV	3054	1/7/1973	1296	L4	11/1970 – 12/1974	70021
Spitfire 1500			1493	L4	12/1974 – 9/1980	95829
Spitfire GT6 Mark I	553	4/7/1966	1996	L6	7/1966 – 9/1968	15818
Spitfire GT6 Mark II	605 3055	1/1/1969 1/7/1973	1996	L6	7/1968 – 12/1970	12066
Spitfire GT6 Mark III			1996	L6	10/1970 – 12/1973	13042

Catalogues

Standard SC, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
1147 cc
73.7 x 76 mm
109 HP
63 bhp (47 kW) @ 5750 rpm
67 lb⋅ft (91 N⋅m) @ 3500 rpm
cast iron block
light-alloy 8-port racing cylinder head
OHV
2 x Weber 40 DCOE carburetors
Type 9, 5 speed manual gearbox
composite T6 Fabrications bodywork

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Results in WSCC

1964Season races for GT 1.3

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Targa Florio	Monza	Consuma	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Freiburg	Sierra Montagna	Nurb	TdF	Brigde Hampton	Paris
Team	2000km	12h		3h	Hill climb	1000km	Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb	Hill climb	500km		500km	1000km
Standard Triumph, X730 (Coupe group P)								#49, acci dent
Standard Triumph, X731 (Coupe group P)								#50, 21st
Standard Triumph, X728 (Coupe group P)								#65, acci dent
Standard Triumph, X727 (Coupe)									#56, eng ine
Standard Triumph, FC22766 (Coupe)													#130, eng ine
Standard Triumph, FC22754 (Coupe)													#129, mecha nical		#57, 22nd
Standard Triumph, FC22991 (Coupe)													#131, 15th
Donald F. Kearney/ Howard Franklin		#64, cam shaft
Leyland Switzerland											#102, 59th
Leyland Switzerland											#103, 49th
Leyland Switzerland (Hardtop)											#104, 50th
Leyland Switzerland											#106, 60th
Leyland Switzerland											#105, in entry list
Oskar Müller											#107, 63rd
Leman											#108, 66th
Stirling Moss (Hardtop)													#132, eng ine
Statistics
Starts/finishes 16/9		1/0						3/1	1/0		6/6		4/1		1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Standard Triumph
Mike Rothschild								49
Bob Tullius								49
David Hobbs								50
Rob Slotemaker								50					131
Jean-François Piot								65	56						57
Jean-Louis Marnat								65							57
Alain Bertaut									56
Jean-Jacques Thuner													129
Jean Gretener													129
William Bradley													130
Roy Fidler													130
Terry Hunter													131
Leyland Switzerland
Peter Lear											102
Walter Rheiner											103
Ruedi Binder											104
Peter Benz											105
Antonio Laghi											106
Leman
Fred Gysler											108
Stirling Moss
Valerie Pirie													132
Anita Taylor													132

1965Season races for GT 1.3

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Imola	Inter Europa	Targa Florio	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Bolzano Mendola	Freiburg	Ollon	Nurb	Bridgeh
Team	12h	3h	3h		1000km	Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb	Hill climb	Hill climb	500km	500km
Standard Triumph, Inc, FC 54950 (Coupe)	#65, acci dent						#52, acci dent
Standard Triumph, Inc, FC 54951 (Coupe)	#66, 30th						#53, eng ine
Standard Triumph, Inc, FC 54953 (Coupe)	#67, 29th						#60, 13th				#87, dnf*
Standard Triumph, Inc, FC 54952 (Coupe)							#54, 14th
William Bradley/ David Prophet (Coupe)					#102, wheel
Leman											#62, 61st
Leman											#72, 50th
Leyland Switzerland											#64, 66th
Leyland Switzerland											#81, 67th
Leyland Switzerland											#85, 56th
Leyland Switzerland											#87, dnf
Leyland Switzerland											#88, 72nd
Hubert Patthey											#76, 68th
Meute											#83, 62nd
Statistics
Starts/finishes 17/11	3/2				1/0		4/1				9/8
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Standard Triumph, Inc
Peter Bolton	65						53
Mike Rothschild	65, 67
Bob Tullius	66
Charlie Gates	66
Ed Barker	67
Duane Feuerhelm	67
David Hobbs							52
Rob Slotemaker							52
Jean-François Piot							54
Claude Dubois							54
William Bradley					102		53
Jean-Jacques Thuner							60				87
Simo Lampinen							60
Leman
Daniel Baechler											62
Fred Gysler											72
Leyland Switzerland
Ruedi Binder											64
Oskar Müller											81
Walter Rheiner											85
Edwin Wildhaber											88
Hubert Patthey
Heinz Hofer											76
Meute
Michel Pilet											83

*Leyland Switzerland entry

1966Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Monza	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Le Man	Mugelo	CdE	Hock	Montagna	Nurb	Zeltweg
Team	24h	12h	1000km		1000km	1000km	24h				Hill climb	500km	500km
Bill Bradley/ Steve Neal, FC 54951 (Coupe group P)						#39, acci dent
Leyland Switzerland								#51, dnf			#215, in entry list
Leyland Switzerland (group S)											#58, 47th
Leyland Switzerland, FC 54953 (Coupe)											#208, 51st
Leyland Switzerland											#210, 67th
Leyland Switzerland											#211, 79th
Leyland Switzerland											#212, 65th
Meute								#52, 41st			#213, 64th
Charles Hodgson/ A. F. Pateman (group S)								#128, OTL
Gastone Zanarotti/ Walter Dona								#63, in entry list
Gody Winzenried											#214, 74th
Cote											#216, 68th
Statistics
Starts/finishes 2/1						1/0		3/1			8/8
Driver	Team entries and car number
Leyland Switzerland
Walter Rheiner											58
Jean-Jacques Thuner											208
Armand Schäfer											210
Oskar Müller											211
Edwin Wildhaber											212
Fred Gysler								51			215
Meute
Michel Pilet								52			213
Cote
Eric Dupont											216

1967Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Monza	Spa	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	Hock	Mugelo	Brands Hatch	CdE	Zeltweg	Ollon	Nurb
Team	24h	12h	1000km	1000km	720km	1000km	24h	304km	529km	6h	300km	500km	Hill climb	500km
Richard G. Kondracki/ Michael Pickering		#60, 32nd
Meute (Hardtop)									#125, 41st				#107, 86th
Meute													#108, 84th
Meute													#116, in entry list
Leyland Switzerland, FC 54953 (Coupe)													#104, dnf
Leyland Switzerland													#109, 77th
Leyland Switzerland													#130, 75th
Leyland Switzerland (group P)													#186, 67th
Leyland Switzerland (Mk III 1296cc group S)													#204, 78th
Leyland Switzerland													#114, in entry list
BORG													#119, 81st
Gody Winzenried (GT6)													#138, 76th
Pierre Jeanneret													#115, in entry list
Statistics
Starts/finishes 11/10		1/1							1/1				9/8
Driver	Team entries and car number
Leyland Switzerland
Jean-Jacques Thuner													104
Edwin Wildhaber													109
Oskar Müller													114
Walter Rheiner													130
Heinz Hofer													186
Fred Gysler													204
Meute
Michel Pilet									125				107
Maurizio Masini									125
Jean-Pierre Luya													108
Jim Bussolaro													116
BORG
Ernst Schneiter													119

1968Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Brands Hatch	Monza	Targa Florio	Nurb	Spa	Watkis Glen	Zeltweg	Le Man
Team	24h	12h	6h	1000km		1000km	1000km	6h	500km	24h
Richard Cline (GT6)	#57, eng ine	#52, 22nd
Richard Cline	#58, eng ine	#96, acci dent
Sports Cars Unlimited, W. Clarkson (GT6)								#86, dnf
Statistics
Starts/finishes 5/1	2/0	2/1						1/0
Driver	Team entries and car number
Richard Cline
Rick Cline	57	52
Michael Pickering	57	52
Fred Andrews, Jr	58	96
Richard G. Kondracki	58	96
Sports Cars Unlimited, W. Clarkson
Craig Hill								86
Bill Brack								86

1969Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Brands Hatch	Monza	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Le Man	Watkins Glen	Zeltweg
Team	24h	12h	6h	1000km		1000km	1000km	24h	6h	1000km
Richard Cline/ Michael Pickering (GT6)	#93, dnf
Statistics
Starts/finishes 1/0	1/0

1971Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Ayres	Dayt	Sebring	Brands Hatch	Monza	Spa	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	Zeltweg	Watkins Glen
Team	1000km	24h	12h	1000km	1000km	1000km		1000km	24h	1000km	6h
William A. Davidson/ John Belperche (GT6)		#70, dnf
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/0		1/0

1973Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Vallel	Dijon	Monza	Spa	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	Zeltweg	Watkins Glen
Team	24h	6h	1000km	1000km	1000km		1000km	24h	1000km	6h
Dale Kreider/ Rick Silvers/Paul Toppino (GT6)	#73, dnt qualify
Statistics
Starts/finishes 1/0	1/0

1978Season

Car entry	Car number/ result
	Daytona	Mugello	Dijon	Silver stone	Nurb	Misano	Watkins Glen	Valle lunga
Team	24h	6h	6h	6h	1000km	6h	6h	6h
Ted Schumacher/ Robert Hubbard/ John Kelly (GT6)	#41, in entry list
Statistics
\Starts/finishes 0/0

1979Season

Car entry	Car number/ result
	Daytona	Mugello	Dijon	Silver stone	Nurb	Pergusa	Watkins Glen	Brands Hatch	Valle lunga
Team	24h	6h	6h	6h	1000km	6h	6h	6h	6h
Gary Wonzer/ Robert Whitaker/ George Van Arsdale (GT6)	#96, elec trics
Statistics
Starts/finishes 1/0	1/0

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