In case anyone was wondering just how small Spitfire/GT6s are

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
03/18/2014 at 18:43 • Filed to: PractiallyHotwheels

Here's a bit of a size comparison.

It's not even as if the TT is a big car. I've seen lots of pics of GT6s being !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but having one dwarfed by a TT is something else.

DISCUSSION (21)

EL_ULY > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/18/2014 at 18:48

wow!

CAR_IS_MI > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/18/2014 at 18:50

DAMN thats one BIG TT.

I would love to see this parked nest to something actually big, like a Phantom or something of hilarious proportions.

PS9 > CAR_IS_MI
03/18/2014 at 18:52

Got something against big TTs?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/18/2014 at 18:57

Small cars are great. and dead in the USA :(

CAR_IS_MI > PS9
03/18/2014 at 18:57

A pair of big TTs is fine by me, but one big TT gets a bit awkward...

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > PS9
03/18/2014 at 18:58

$kay doesn't I don't think anyone does

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > CAR_IS_MI
03/18/2014 at 19:00

I made out with a girl who had one TT that was a cup and a half bigger than the other TT. It is a bit awkward.

deadpedal > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/18/2014 at 19:00

Had a Lotus Elan next to my WRX last summer...felt like I was in some Trophy TRuck.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/18/2014 at 19:03

There's very little that size left outside of the US, either.

CAR_IS_MI > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
03/18/2014 at 19:03

I hate those dual size cup holders in the TT...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > CAR_IS_MI
03/18/2014 at 19:05

They make adapters so they all balance out. Right up until you go for a reach and it all falls apart. Then you're left sitting there wondering if you've been lied to. And that just ruins the whole date.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
03/18/2014 at 19:05

that makes me even sadder

CAR_IS_MI > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
03/18/2014 at 19:07

Yea but if you adapt the smaller one to match the larger one, then the smaller one usually ends up looking odd.

RMudkips > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/18/2014 at 19:15

Safety regulations, oh safety regulations.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > RMudkips
03/18/2014 at 19:17

Yes shouldn't it be up to me if I want to endanger my life in the name of a more pure driving experience, and better MPGs.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > CAR_IS_MI
03/18/2014 at 19:22

Not if it is well hidden. Now it definitely feels weird. But you can disguise it on appearances quite easily.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/18/2014 at 19:29

They're dead pretty much anywhere. I think Japan with it's Kei cars and the developing world with their dinky little runabouts are the only places left.

RMudkips > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/18/2014 at 19:37

Enthusiasts, sadly, are in a minority for this. A combination of watchdogs, consumers who have died piloting those kind of cars, and market preference has led to the bloated cars of late. It's as if they're trying to make metal pillows, forgetting that teaching how to drive safely should be a priority, instead enforcing "safer" cars with gadgets designed to cushion everything around.

Only clever engineering could save us now.

dmcspeedy > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/18/2014 at 20:09

There's a MkIV Spitfire that parks near me. One day there was a Smart ForTwo towering over it ... should have got a pic.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CAR_IS_MI
03/18/2014 at 20:27

The link goes to this, which is pretty good :)

Kinja'd!!!

Jobjoris > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/19/2014 at 10:43

That kid on the right seems to be as tall as the height of the Spit, LOL. But the picture with the TT makes it far more clear how small these great Triumphs were. Lowest thing I ever sat in was a Lotus Europe: standing next to a truck you could see the inner-top of it's wheels!