I've had two two spitfires in the past, first when I was 21, the second when I was 30,,, great cars, fantastic fun,,, I remember me and the wife picking up a real 6 foot Christmas tree one year and having to drop the soft top to get it in,,, sometimes when your young the logistics don't matter,,, love this video,,,, sometimes we forget how cool we used to be 😊 I'm 66 now and my wife is 64,,, thanks for posting

Guidare una Spitfire è sempre un grande piacere. Anche nei lunghi viaggi. Ti mantieni agile!

Magnifique, la vie est belle ! Kisses from France to british people 😚 When i was twenty, same machine same blue and same wheels and interior 😍

Had one of these in the eighties. Mine had a Herald engine (1360) fitted., with the Twin Weber carbs. When I picked it up I dropped the hood and felt so cool I never noticed the seat adjuster catch wasn’t locked. As I pulled away smartly from the lights, the seat shot backwards and my feet came off the pedals and were left dangling in the air in the footwell. It’s wasn’t a good look! Loved that car, wish I could have one again.

Great classic it brings back fond memories of the early 1970's for me and i can see that you respect it and maintain it very well.

Very nice video. And thank you for reminding me of what a good Sunday should be like!

Had a pale blue one in 1969 and loved it. 👍

Love it. I bought a 1974 Spitfire 1500 in Edzell Scotland when I was in the US Navy. Loved that car.

There's no way I just randomly clicked on this video and he pulls up to my local petrol station

Beautiful car and nice couple. Thanks good video!!

He had to buy a Spitfire. Nothing larger would fit into the garage! When I was in college my best friend drove a "Spit"; I received calls for assistance from him on a regular basis. I believe he liked to over-rev the engine. I would help him remove the head so another valve or valve spring(s) could be replaced.

Gorgeous car

Ha ha!! I liked that!! Funny

nice, lovely shine

These cars have their detractors, for reasons I just don’t understand. I’ve had mine for over 40 years (though not driven it for quite some time!) and when properly sorted, the Mk.1V /1500 can be smooth, quiet and a joy to drive, particularly when fitted with overdrive. Mine reminded me of my XK140, in miniature , long since sold.

Do you have the original footage without the music and just the sound of the engine?

Beautiful Spitfire! I had one of these in the late 70's, same year model as yours but in Sienna Brown. I don't recall mine having the wooden dash. That Spit wasn't exactly the best choice as a first car/daily driver, but I was a teenager, it was the car I wanted and it fit my budget. I sure had a lot of fun with it when it was running. In case you end up making any other videos, count me in with the others that would prefer the soundtrack of just the car without the music. It sounds very nice on it's own. Enjoy!

Great car.

Wait....you unfolded the car cover on the surface of the car park to drag it over the car ....for ....?

I just envy You... :)

Hi! I'm looking to do a video of the history of the Spitfire. Can I get approval to use clips from this video? I'm happy to cross-promote.

Nice car. Joakim Karud👍 but more engine sound 😊

Lovely car. I'm guessing the downvotes on this were purely because of the awful free youtube Muzak being way louder than the classic car sound itself, can't think of any other reason. The dark blue really suits it very well, rather than the 'Look at me' shouty reds and yellows (my first Spitfires was red, my 2nd was bright yellow!)

One day

There are a ton of these cars still running in America. I really like the look of them, but I don't think if you are over 5'11" you would enjoy this car. You can see when it's parked next to another car how small it really is. England is a strange place, no bigger than Washington and Oregon. Further north than most of the lower 48, long summer days, lots of rain.

Was that south Gosforth

Thanks for taking us on a cool ride in the countryside! Was it necessary to cover the car in the parking lot of the pub?

... when a Mazda3 looks gargantuan lol

Never ever in my life have I seen someone put a car cover over their car while out touring...

What's the exhaust you have ? Is it the original one ?

Use it as a dayli

Excellent vid! Good work. But I think you should rev the car harder before changing gear :)

That little dab of glorious engine sounds was inadequate compensation for the nearly constant bombardment of noise some demented lounge singer might call music. I nearly flushed my computer speakers down the loo. Please don't do it again.

I came hear to listen to the car not the awful "musac"

don't like the music over the drive, breeze and exhaust of the spit...