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Below are some of our favourite books on the Triumph Spitfires and on Triumph Sports Cars in general.

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Workshop Manual

The original British Leyland Workshop Manual

The first and most important book all (prospective) Spitfire owners really need to buy. The best there is. The picture is of the English version, but facsimiles of the other language versions are available, too.
ISBN : 0837601223
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Haynes

Haynes - Triumph Spitfire owners workshop manual

This is a useful addition to the original BL workshop manual. Contains many photographs of repair and maintenance operations and may therefore be more suitable to the novice Spitfire owner than than the original BL workshop manual. Note: there are some minor errors in it, like every Haynes manual seems to have.
ISBN : 1850100225
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Parts Catalogue

Triumph Spitfire 1500 Parts Catalogue

The extended version! More than 300 pages with a picture on every page. The many detailed line drawings give excellent insight in the construction of the car, which is invaluable if you take things apart and need to know how they should go together again. Buy this, together with the BL Workshop Manual and Haynes Manual.
ISBN : 0837605555
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Restoration Manual

Triumph Spitfire Restoration Manual

Haynes' Restoration Manual by Lindsay Porter and Peter Williams. If you really must buy a Spitfire wreck, you'll find this book useful. And if you already have a good Spitfire, it's still useful for tips on general maintenance and major rebuilding. Full of other general information about the cars, too. 307 pages, b/w pictures only.
ISBN : 1859608671
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Guide to purchase & D.I.Y. restoration

Guide to purchase & D.I.Y. restoration - Triumph Spitfire, GT6, Vitesse & Herald

307 pages with lots of pictures, tips and tricks. Out of print, but often available used and worth getting.
ISBN : 0854297286
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Handbook

Triumph Spitfire 1500 Handbook

If Triumph Spitfires had proper gloveboxes, this should be in every one of them!
ISBN : 1870642457
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Handbook

Triumph Spitfire Owners Handbook

380 pages with lots of information. A drawing or picture on almost every page. Covers Spitfire Mark 1, 2 and 3.
Not available any more. We found it on eBay.
ISBN : 0892872543
Handbook

Glenn's Triumph Repair and Tune-up Guide

A very useful technical book for all Triumph owners! Our copy is real dirty; used in the workshop, and we think it may have been used as both a workbench and a hammer ... You can still smell the oil.
124 pages with lots of drawings and pictures. Covers TR2 to Herald.
Not available any more - No ISBN
Triumph Spitfire and GT

Triumph Spitfire and GT6 - The Complete Story

Written by James Taylor. 174 pages. Beautiful.
ISBN : 1861262620
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Triumph cars - the complete story

Triumph cars - the Complete Story

Written by Graham Robson and Richard Langworth. 352 pages! Beautiful.
ISBN : 0947981284
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Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Written by Graham Robson; a particularly knowledgeable Triumph-man. 128 pages, b/w pictures. One of the books with the best information.
ISBN : 0947981608
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Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Triumph Spitfire und GT6

The same book as above, but translated into German. Besides the language the only difference is that 8 original German colour pictures are added.
ISBN : 3906477107
Triump Spitfire

Triumph Spitfire

For the USA market. Nice little booklet with some information you don't find in other books.
ISBN : 0830620796
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Triumph Sports Cars

Triumph Sports Cars

Small booklet; 32 pages, b/w pics.
ISBN : 0852639260
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Autos die Geschichte machten

Autos die Geschichte machten - Triumph Spitfire

Germany. 144 pages; b/w and colour pictures. The only book we know with a picture of a (Dutch) Java green Spitfire in it (and Eric doesn't even own this book).
ISBN : 3613014068
Triumph Sports cars

Triumph Sports cars

USA. Lots of beautiful color pictures. 96 pages; 20 pages about Spitfires and GT6's.
ISBN : 0760304505
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Spitfire Owner's Handbook

Spitfire Owner's Handbook

An old version (1979) of Haynes handbook. 96 pages servicing guide. Not available any more.
ISBN : 0856964409
Triumph the sporting cars

Triumph the sporting cars

Lots, lots of pictures, all b/w. 160 pages.
ISBN : 075092280X
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Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Triumph Spitfire and GT6

One of Graham Robson's excellent books. 192 pages, b/w pictures, lots of text.
ISBN : 0947981608
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Triumph Spitfire and GT6

Triumph Spitfire and GT6 - A Guide to Orginality

Good book, written by John Thomason. 160 pages, b/w pictures, lots of information and excellent photography.
ISBN :1852238933
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Hrerald Spitfire - repair manual

Herald Spitfire - repair manual

A combined maintenance book of the Triumph Herald and the older types of Spitfire. We found this book in an autojumble, it's no longer available new. 133 pages, b/w pictures, many wiring diagrams and data charts.
ISBN :901610887
Triumph Sportscars

Triumph Sportscars - Colour Family Album

Aargh! That subtitle! All color pictures; looks like a children's book. Do not buy this book. (even amazon.com doesn't sell it)
ISBN : 1901295273
Spitfire Gold Portfolio

Spitfire Gold Portfolio 1962-1980

180 pages of road tests in b/w. Gives a good impression of how the contemporary car press judged the various types of Spitfire.
ISBN : 1855201135
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Triumph Spitfire and GT6 file

Triumph Spitfire and GT6 file

Written by Graham Robson. 110 pages, mostly b/w pictures. Easy to read, nice pictures. Not available new - difficult to find.
ISBN : 0600557804
Practical Classics - Triumph Spitfire Restoration

Practical Classics - Triumph Spitfire Restoration

A typical Practical Classics project. For those who don't know, 'Practical Classics' is a best selling British magazine, which still comes printed on dead trees. The book has 98 pages, mostly color pictures, good explanations. Pretty useful for doing major jobs yourself, like engine or gearbox rebuilding and suspension overhaul.
ISBN : 1873098332
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Practical Classics & Car Restorers - Spitfire 1969-1980

Practical Classics & Car Restorers - Spitfire 1969-1980

Another Practical Classics book. Smaller in size than the previous one; contains useful information on general maintenance. 184 pages, many b/w pictures and drawings.
ISBN : 1855201240
Advertising Triumph (sports cars)

Advertising Triumph (sports cars) 1947-1981

96 pages, 96 ads, from the 1938 Dolomite Roadster to the 1980 TR8.
For Spitfire ads see our advertisements page.
ISBN : 1873078110
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Triumph Spitfire 1962 - 1982

Triumph Spitfire 1962 - 1982

72 pages of tests, advertisements, all b/w. Lovely read.
ISBN : 0946489157
Triumph cars in America

Triumph cars in America

Educative book of Michael Cook. b/w pics. Telling the story of introducing the Triumph car models in the USA.
Amazon.com sells this book with this cover, although on their website you'll find the cover of the book shown below.
ISBN : 0760301654
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Triumph cars in America

Triumph cars in America

Not in our possession (yet). But it has the same title and ISBN-number as the previous book, so it may just be the same book in another edition with a different cover.
It looks like Amazon.com sells this book; but if you order it you'll receive the one shown above.
ISBN : 0760301654
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