So, my retro, a 72 Dolomite 1850 auto, it's a running project as and when funds, time, and health allow. Originally brown, and manual, it's currently red and auto. Auto box suits it well, and it can still embarrass a few moderns without trying. It's easier to let the pics do the talking so,
As bought
There's something about a Triumph dash that shouts sporting class
I used it as was until Christmas where it decided it didn't like the water seals in the pump and preferred it's coolant on the outside, combined with a house move, it ended up taking a back seat for 5 months or so, but it's getting there now.
Couple of obvious additions, along with the Sprint lip spoiler
Not immediately obvious, but a latter steering wheel, as it's slightly smaller and with a thicker rim, so much nicer to use than the thinner rimmed one.
Did try the MGF alloys I had on it, but decided the Sprint alloys are more in keeping
Delightful under bonnet view
so work commences to sort water pump and tidy that mess up a bit.
Next job is the bodywork, as despite a recent prep and respray, it's scabbing up on virtually every panel including the roof, so it's not going to be a quick sort and blend the repair in, it's going to pretty much need another full respray.
What it looked like when the guy I bought it from first had it
and what it's breaking out in all over
So if it's going to need fresh paint, I'm debating on a colour change, I quite fancy Triumph Magenta on it, even though it was only offered on the Sprint and in 1974, I'm hardly a sucker for originality! Mind, that would probably entail an interior swap from tan to black too.
Thoughts?
As bought
There's something about a Triumph dash that shouts sporting class
I used it as was until Christmas where it decided it didn't like the water seals in the pump and preferred it's coolant on the outside, combined with a house move, it ended up taking a back seat for 5 months or so, but it's getting there now.
Couple of obvious additions, along with the Sprint lip spoiler
Not immediately obvious, but a latter steering wheel, as it's slightly smaller and with a thicker rim, so much nicer to use than the thinner rimmed one.
Did try the MGF alloys I had on it, but decided the Sprint alloys are more in keeping
Delightful under bonnet view
so work commences to sort water pump and tidy that mess up a bit.
Next job is the bodywork, as despite a recent prep and respray, it's scabbing up on virtually every panel including the roof, so it's not going to be a quick sort and blend the repair in, it's going to pretty much need another full respray.
What it looked like when the guy I bought it from first had it
and what it's breaking out in all over
So if it's going to need fresh paint, I'm debating on a colour change, I quite fancy Triumph Magenta on it, even though it was only offered on the Sprint and in 1974, I'm hardly a sucker for originality! Mind, that would probably entail an interior swap from tan to black too.
Thoughts?
Triumphs could so easily have been BMW beaters 
