The Triumph Spitfire is a small British two-seat sports car, introduced at the London Motor Show in 1962. The vehicle was based on a design produced for Standard-Triumph in 1957 by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. The car was largely based upon the chassis of the Triumph Herald saloon, but shortened and without the Herald's outrigger sections.  Five different variants of the Spitfire were available during its production run: the Spitfire 4 or Mark I, the Mark II, the Mark III, the Mark IV, and the 1500.