As many bike-modding artisans will tell you, Triumph’s modern classics are ... To be more exact, he wanted the tank finished in British Racing Green as a homage to the vintage cars of his ...

Well, let’s just say that this time around, I wasn’t looking to explore the values of classic British car ownership. This time I was hunting for a profit. Learning from past experiences is how ...

a Triumph Spitfire. It's about as close to the archetypal British roadster as you can get, and after three hours of traveling, we weren't going to turn around because of a little discomfort.

In other words, it developed less power than its British sibling (53 horsepower vs. 71 horsepower, respectively). With a 0-60 mph (97 kph) time of 16.3 seconds, the Triumph Spitfire wasn’t ...