GTP Cool Wall: 1973-1980 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

1973-1980 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

  • Sub Zero

    Votes: 7 6.8%

  • Cool

    Votes: 55 53.4%

  • Meh

    Votes: 26 25.2%

  • Uncool

    Votes: 12 11.7%

  • Seriously Uncool

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • Total voters
    103
SagarisGTB
Any Alfa Giulia Sprint, GT Junior or GTV is an obvious automatic sub-zero, but what does that have to do with this Triumph?
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Their mere existence makes it very difficult for any other 70's sedan to reach sub-zero-ness. :dopey:
 
I'm not a cool person by any means (i must admit i have questionable taste), but have always thought it was a cool car (voted cool). Also a family friend had one many years ago, that i have fond memories of travelling in.
 
Not much power, and the styling isn't my favourite. Could be better for a capitalist car of the '70s era. Meh.
IMO, a real Triumph is a Triumph with no more than two doors.
 
Famine
A-hahahahahaha.

British Leyland was so communist it made Moscow look like Monaco.
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:D I mean, this styling could be cool if it was a commie car, but since it's British, I can expect something better. Something styled like TR6 or TR7.
 
Despite coming from one of the gloomiest periods of British car building, this ranks just behind the Mk2 fast Escorts... quick, very good handling for the time, and nicely styling.

Cool.
 
I was reading up on these things. Apparently V8 swaps are pretty common with these cars. (Rover V8's mostly, although some have TVR V8's in them.

Had I known that when I voted it would have nudged it back up to "meh", maybe higher.
 
Rage Racer
:D I mean, this styling could be cool if it was a commie car, but since it's British, I can expect something better. Something styled like TR6 or TR7.
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You can blame its looks on the Italians. Michelotti designed it, along with all Triumphs of that era.
 
I'm sure the car is fun to drive, and it doesn't look bad, and it is a sporting British car, so it's got that going for it. But it's from the communist 70's, it has a vinyl roof, and the build quality makes Chrysler feel good about themselves. I can't bear to give it an uncool, but it's not cool, so meh.
 
TheCracker
Unusually I think it was single cam, even though it was one of the first 16v fours.
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Huh. Indeed it is. Must've had the two muddled up in my head, always assumed it was twin cam based on the 16v info. Thanks for the correction 👍

Still gets a cool from me though.
 
Could we at least have a flattering photo of the car? The OP one is terrible.

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Cool. Questionable build quality, built under the communist regime of British Leyland and it's many many unions, but it looks cool and just... is cool. For some reason.
 
Adamgp
I was reading up on these things. Apparently V8 swaps are pretty common with these cars. (Rover V8's mostly, although some have TVR V8's in them.

Had I known that when I voted it would have nudged it back up to "meh", maybe higher.
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Pretty much the same thing, the TVR V8 was a modified, bored-out Rover V8 (earlier ones were just the 3500 engine more or less unmolested but for some minor tweaking) which got bigger and more powerful over the years. Of course it was a Buick engine originally, but that's another story :)
 
Tyger
Pretty much the same thing, the TVR V8 was a modified, bored-out Rover V8 (earlier ones were just the 3500 engine more or less unmolested but for some minor tweaking) which got bigger and more powerful over the years. Of course it was a Buick engine originally, but that's another story :)
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I knew the Rover V8 was a Buick V8 originally, but didn't know TVR V8's were modified Rover V8's.

Always thought TVR made their own stuff.
 
Adamgp
I knew the Rover V8 was a Buick V8 originally, but didn't know TVR V8's were modified Rover V8's.

Always thought TVR made their own stuff.
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They did also, and the V8 kinda became their own engine eventually. They also used variations of their own six-cylinder engine in the likes of the Cerbera and Tuscan (two mated together in the Speed 12). Anyway I digress!
 
Tyger
They did also, and the V8 kinda became their own engine eventually. They also used variations of their own six-cylinder engine in the likes of the Cerbera and Tuscan (two mated together in the Speed 12). Anyway I digress!
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They also made the AJP8 V8 which wasn't at all related to the Rover V8 and was available in the Cerbera before the Speed Six. So yes, they did make their own V8's too.
 
TheCracker
They also made the AJP8 V8 which wasn't at all related to the Rover V8 and was available in the Cerbera before the Speed Six. So yes, they did make their own V8's too.
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Tsk so pedantic! But then I guess I was too, however I didn't at any point state that TVR only ever used modified Rover V8s and their own Speed 6. Re-reading my post though I can see how this seemed to be implied, but it wasn't intentional, as they've used a lot of different powerplants over the years (pretty sure the old Cortina engines weren't a six or a V8!). I said the TVR engine swaps are still effectively using a variation of the Rover V8, as I suspect it's those that are used rather than the AJP8 V8? I could be wrong there though :)
 

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