Glad to hear that.
My old TR6 was Pimento, I never really liked the colour, it kind of looked like faded Red.
I thought I'd given up on British cars when I left the U.K. in 1980.
However back in 89, when the first Miata's came out, I thought I'd get one. The Mazda dealership salesman (he did not have to sell it, I was going to buy when I walked on the lot!) was such a Jerk, I came home without a car. On the way home I spotted a Triumph Spitfire in a bit of a sorry state, for sale on the side of the road. Just for the heck of it I stopped and took the car for a test drive. There was lots wrong with it, and being a smogged 74 it was extremely slow. however when driving it I found a had this ridiculous Grin on my face!
After I got home I had a Beer, thought about it, then phoned the owner to say I wanted it.
I still have the car, fully restored, but because it was a Spitfire, and will never be worth Big $, I felt free to modify as I felt fit.
Twin SU's, Hot Cam, Headder, High compression pistons, electronic Ignition, Overdrive etc. etc.
It still only puts out a little over 100hp (on a good day) but proberbly gives me more pleasure that any other car I have driven