Ebay find of the day

Actually this was from the other day but I just didn't get around to posting it until now. That delay is a result of procrastination with just a smidgen of apathy. Those are two items that this poor old spitfire is all to familiar with.

A little rubbing compound and she's ready for the road.
Here we have a 1978 Triumph Spitfire that is, in my view, the Right Color­®. This car is described as, "running when parked" Running when parked? Good god! How long ago was that you'd have to wonder. Well, fear not, the answer is provided. This little sports car was running when it was parked in... 1986.

1986.

What. The. Fuck. Why, in the name of all that's good on God's green Earth, would you park a running car, any car, and simply leave it sitting for twenty-one bloody years?! How could this happen? It's like someone that has a running 1999 Mazda Miata parking it tomorrow afternoon and doing nothing with it again until 2028! This is pure insanity.

Comes with the rare optional Cotswolds herb garden.
Not only had this car been sitting since the Regan administration but it's been pilfered for parts... and left with the TOP DOWN. Again... WTF? The lister states that the car is in need of, "complete restoration". Me thinks they have a flair for understatement.

The winning bidder, "ispeaktwolanguages" has agreed to pay $305 for this total basket case, which since their Ebay account name is written in English makes me think that their other language is Fool... and that that are ESL.