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Codebreaker: 1970 Triumph GT6+

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For the longest time, my automotive interests focused solely on vehicles from the United States. Over time, however, my horizons have expanded, and my interests have piqued towards vehicles from all around the world, including those from the United Kingdom. A company that I've kept close tabs on is Triumph, a sports car and motorcycle company that has produced many cool vehicles over the years. A car that I have grown to dug is the Triumph GT6, and this 1970 GT6+ was originally painted code 66 Valencia. Find it here on eBay in North Billerica, Massachusetts, with about eight and a half hours left to bid. Based off of Triumph's popular Spitfire convertible, the GT6 was introduced in 1966. After an initial prototype Spitfire GT4 was designed by Giovanni Michelotti (who also designed the Spitfire convertible) but was quickly shelved due to poor performance, Triumph revised its sporting GT and relaunched it as the GT6. This G