Junkyard Gem: 1966 Triumph Spitfire

The Triumph Spitfire was built from 1962 through 1980, nearly as long as the MG Midget (which started as the Spitfire’s rival and ended as its British Leyland stablemate). Plenty of the fun, affordable little Triumph convertibles were sold in the United States, particularly in California; a Silicon Valley self-service yard is where I found […]

Overwatch League Schedule: London Spitfire on Twitch, OWL Standings, newsletter Tokens

The Overwatch League schedule today features London Spitfire versus Philadelphia Fusion. The OWL will be back in action at around 7pm GMT, and will include a total of three games being streamed on Twitch. As you might have already heard, Twitch is now the only place you can tune in to watch the Blizzard games. […]

Can This Southern Spitfire Fix America's Prisons?

The grand legislative chambers in Baton Rouge are filled with frumpish politicians, old-school ties and musty cologne. Then there’s Julie Emerson, the youngest politician in the crowd and the life of the party. As we stroll through the ornate halls of the Louisiana State Capitol Building, the 29-year-old high-fives her colleagues, snickers through committee hearings […]

SS-GB: BBC make huge blunder after using WRONG spitfire in WW2 drama

The BBC drama series is based on the 1978 novel SS-GB by Len Deighton and set in London in 1941 after the Germans have won the Battle of Britain.  Flying over the city was a spitfire Mk IX – but, eagle-eyed viewers noted that this plane was not introduced until 1943. History buffs instantly took […]