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Triumph Dolomite Sprint - Sporty four-door model with 16 valves

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Created on May 27, 2022

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - the sports saloon from the United Kingdom

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - you have to walk (or ride) over seven bridges

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - sporty appearance

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - over 180 km/h fast

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - still looks like one piece today

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - was a dream car for many at the time

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - on Sunday at the slalom or hill climb, on Monday to work with it

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - a riding machine

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - the Sprint version differed from the slower versions by the vinyl roof and the front spoiler, among other things

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - ready for the cornering chase

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - twin headlights for a sporty look and more light

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - matt black rear section

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - lots of wood inside

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - luxuriously equipped interior, the steering wheel is not original

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - fully equipped

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - plenty of space at the front

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - rev counter and speedometer directly in the field of vision

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - easy-to-read instruments, optimistic speedometer with 230 km/h

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - Center console

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - with overdrive

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - enough space in the back

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - even the 1.8-meter passenger still feels comfortable here

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - Fabric covers

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - the four-cylinder engine with 16 valves

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - one camshaft had to be enough to operate the 16 valves

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - Cast iron markings on the engine block

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - two SU carburetors

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - well beamed it is safe

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - Cast iron markings on the engine block

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - you simply see better twice

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - twin headlights and Triumph lettering on the front

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - immediately recognizable

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - type designation also on the radiator grille

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - the Talbot mirror fits

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - standard alloy wheels

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - the Sprint badge on the C-pillar

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - Sprint sign on the C-pillar

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - Triumph lettering on the rear

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - clearly labeled

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Triumph 1300 TC (1968) - twin carburetor version with 76 hp

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Triumph 1300 (1965) - Transparency drawing

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Triumph Toledo (1972) - improved for model year 1973

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Triumph 1500 (1970) - at the Earls Court Motor Show 1970

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Triumph Dolomite (1972) - dirty after intensive riding tests

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Triumph Dolomite 1850 (1978) - with larger engine

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Triumph Dolomite 1500 HL (1977) - the simpler version without four-valve head

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Triumph Dolomite (1976) - basic version with steel wheels

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Triumph Dolomite (1975) - basic version without alloy wheels

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Triumph Dolomite 1500 HL (1977) - visually hardly distinguishable from the Sprint, but without four-valve head

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1975) - with aluminum wheels and vinyl roof

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1975) - sporty and classically designed interior

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) - during test drives

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) - right-hand drive version on test drive

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) - a right-hand drive test car

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) - during test drives

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - View of the engine

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1975) - the sixteen-valve engine combines performance and fuel economy - Geneva Motor Show 1975

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) - with four valves per cylinder

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - in yellow

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - in white and always with vinyl roof

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - with decorative stripes and aluminum wheels

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1977) - a wolf in sheep's clothing

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) - an indirect successor to the famous Lotus Cortina

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) - four doors and a sports engine

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Triumph Dolomite (1972) - the sporty Sprint version also had the large trunk

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - W. Eberhard at the St. Ursanne - Les Rangiers hill climb 1976

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint Gr. 2 (1977) - with 1999 cc at least 230 hp

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - particularly popular in the Alpine countries

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - fast British touring sedan with a sporty touch

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - with 128 hp

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) - four doors, four cylinders and 16 valves

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Summary

The Triumph Dolomite was presented 50 years ago at the beginning of 1972; the Sprint version followed a year later - at the time the only four-door model with a 16-valve four-cylinder engine built in large series. With 128 hp and rear-wheel drive, it was great fun to drive. The Swiss in particular loved the sporty Brit, and with good reason. This driving report tells the story of the Dolomite Sprint and shows it in current and historical images as well as in the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

Complex family tree
Strategic engine development
Scottish frugality
Export to Switzerland
A pleasant surprise
The Dolomite in racing
A racing car in everyday life
Minimal model maintenance over seven years
Unreliable?
Still a driving pleasure guarantor

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

As early as 1912, 110 years ago now, a young Swiss designer named Ernest Henry (1885 to 1950) provided a Peugeot 3-liter four-cylinder engine with two overhead camshafts and 16 valves. However, 16 valves on four cylinders only arrived in large-scale production in the 1970s and it was Triumph that helped the 16-valve engine achieve its breakthrough. It was installed in the Dolomite Sprint saloon. Nowadays, the manufacturer Triumph is of course primarily known for its many sports car models, which were particularly popular with young people and the young at heart in the 1950s to 1970s and are still coveted classics today. But Triumph also always built saloons, even before the war. After the war, it was models such as the Triumph Herald or the four-door 2000 that ensured good sales figures.

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