1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500 | Glemsford, Suffolk

A 1980 Triumph Spitfire 1500, the last and most developed version of Triumph's small two-seat convertible. The 1500 brought a larger engine with stronger pull at low speed, and it kept the squared-off body and compact proportions that people like about the Spitfire. This car is white with a black interior, a clean, high-contrast pairing that reads well on camera and in a wedding photograph. Its low, short body leaves plenty of room in shot for the location behind it, and with the roof down both occupants are in clear view. That suits advertising, fashion and editorial shoots, music videos and film or TV work set in the 1970s or early 1980s, where a small British roadster adds the right period detail. It also makes a neat arrival car for weddings and personal hires. The car is based in Glemsford, Suffolk.