Ric Gibson's 1979 Triumph Spitfire w/ Turbo Rotary Part I

BDC Motorsports
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This is Ric Gibson's custom built (from the ground up) 1979 Triumph Spitfire powered by a BDC-built street-ported Mazda 13BT Rotary engine. A Turbonetics 60-1 provides boost in the high-altitude, Denver CO area. Video taken in summer '05. Tuned by BDC Motorsports.

For more pictures of this gorgeous car, check these links:

http://bdc.cyberosity.com/v/ProjectCars/RicGibson/

http://bdc.cyberosity.com/v/Tuning/ColoradoTrip_May2007/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Triumph
• Spitfire
• mazda
• rotary
• 13B
• BDC
• 13BT

[jvagell]

My dream car!!!  Your jazzed up Spitfire is amazing....Jeff

[chevygearhead454]

@jakieeey how the hell is this ruining it!? all he did was put on wider tires and a different body kit, ruining would be like gay ass spinners and random unneccisary engine mods all he did was improve on a classic

[JCKCPA]

Europeans are only into original. Here Customs can be worth more

at auctions if "done exceptionally well". Often certain areas of original

are weak or not as good as updating or modifying that particular area.

I guarantee you it will be in the future when the rest of the world

values both. Not now. That is before your time.

[FirstGunnerySergeant]

@cupramac That´s America- All things must be big and fat...

Sad!

[TheDarkPhoenix23]

That body kit make it look great! I have the rare Jaguar XJ12C and I love the Broadspeed stock body kit but with only 200 left in the world, I don't want to tamper with it.

[gokramer2]

thats fantastic. its as though triumph made a commemorative one.

[cupramac]

oh dear what has he done to this british icon :(

[aos50]

Which one is better, this or an MGB?

[swassbruh]

@weetynz probably because you could never own one ;)

[weetynz]

stuff like this makes me sad.

[rokepr25]

Hy my ame is rokko and i move to Vermont , today in The afternoon i buy a GT6 1968-1969 The owner was not shure but i had to drag The car with a tractor because it was burried in hay On there barn The body and The engine aré in grate shape but The interior not i need help ., also i Will like to know if i can get a boddy kit For The car e Mail me som info if you can rokmiranda@aol. Com

[MrNocturnal808]

I am interested to know where did you get the body kit. I am interested in installing a wide body on my spitfire as well