Hi Veeky Forums

I have no experience with the others but the spitfire is very underpowered.

old aesthetic in a small size. just thinking about something i could appreciate; been driving hand-me down corollas, camrys, and priuses for the past 10 years and want something that I could enjoy and appreciate. doesnt have to be a convertible or particularly fast, just something to admire and cruise around in daily.
atm, i'll probably find a 124 as a secondary in a few years when I have access to a garage and learn what I can from it

>What do you guys think of a 70's Fiat 124 Spider, MGB, MG Midget, or Triumph Spitfire?

I worked on all of those when they were new, and they were shit then. Utterly unreliable poor performing delicate garbage. They arrive at auto shows on trailers because they are fucking grenades. The Lucas electrical system meme is true and everything else was built cheap as possible because British motor industry was dying from failure to recapitalize and constant labor problems.

They were bad cars by 1970s standards, which is like being the most diseased crack whore. They can not be made reliable. I'm experienced at working on that shit which is why I refuse to own one. They are also deathtraps in a crash having been build before safety standards.

Their one function was to inspire Japanese to build small sports cars which didn't suck. Get a Miata and paint it British Racing Green instead.

Forgot to include Fiat electrics suck too. Fiat left the US market for a long time because their vehicles were such junk.

Sunbeam Tiger

>budget under 10k

whoops nvm

bought a spitfire for 3k, only repair it needed was an ignition module and the clutch slave cilynder. i dayli it and it does pretty good. it's pretty great to drive, and it's the best looking of the ones you posted. would recommend it.

alfa romeo is the most beautiful
mgb probably the most common

Personally I would try to find something with an inline 6, the tr-5 or tr-6.

They are all pretty slow, honestly the are very very slow. Fun to toss around, but god so so so slow. You can make the tr-6 not so slow.

How about something bit more modern?
For 10k you can easily get e30 cabrio. It's small, modern and quite reliable.

would a 60's mustang be any good?
pretty damn nice tho
is it as slow as everyone says?
thanks, ill keep a look out for tr-6's in the area
not really the kind of style im looking for

semi-related question; is there any reason not to convert any of these from a points system to an electronic ignition?

Tbh OP the NA miata is the improved version of those cars and are very reliable