Recommendation for workshop manual Spitfire MK3?

[ernstmarkus]

Hi,

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good workshop manual for a Spitfire MK3 from 1967?
Maybe with part number and a source where I can order it?

I have the The Haynes manual from the Spitfire but that's not what I'm looking for....

Thanks

ErnstMarkus

[GTRoger]

Try to find the original Triumph workshop manual, it's the best. Search ebay, they show up so now and then.

[RobPearce]

Another vote for the original Triumph (or BL reprint) here. Check whether the club shop has them - it wasn't unkown in the past.

[ernstmarkus]

Thanks for the replies, but:

What is the correct genuine workshop manual for the MK3 from 1967?

Or do one have another recommendation?

Greetings

[WIMPUS]

Think this one is the one to look for !

I've also got an original/reprint version for my 1500, but also got a Haynes (got it with the car, i knew enough  :B ).
But i nearly always use the original one.

[rockrockmcrock]

Just my two cents worth but I'm not sure there is a "best" one, it just depends on your needs and experience at the time.

At 18 and with no experience I started off with the original BL workshop manual - it was way too complex for my needs, so I bought a Haynes which was nice and simple.

I then crashed and rebuilt my car - again using the Haynes. Same with the first engine rebuild - Haynes proved best with occasional referrals to the BL W/S and parts manuals. It wasn't until I started having issues with an OD that the workshop manual came into it's own. Many years on and I work on all sorts of modern and classic cars and hardly ever refer to a manual, but I'm glad I've got them there if I need them.

So personally I wouldn't be without either the BL parts, W/S manual or the Haynes - the Haynes for quick reference, and the BL stuff if you need to do something with a more obscure component. Although I'm starting to realise that  even the original BL stuff (especially their parts diagrams) is inaccurate....see another thread on this forum.

The parts stuff is useful and much is available to download as a PDF on the web, just do a search.

[ernstmarkus]

4526 wrote:

Think this one is the one to look for !

I've also got an original/reprint version for my 1500, but also got a Haynes (got it with the car, i knew enough  :B ).
But i nearly always use the original one.

So I'm going to order the green one.

Thanks to all

[ferny]

Haynes for oily hands, proper workshop manual for the small room.