Triumph Dolomite Sprint

Overview
Produced: 1973-1980, 22941 produced.
Types: Saloon,4 doors,4 seats

Perhaps the best model to come from British Leyland must be the Triumph Dolomite Sprint. The Sprint was a true sports saloon and offered incredible performance that is impressive even by today's standards. At the heart of the Sprint was a 16-valve version of the Dolomite 1850 engine shared with Saab. In this format the engine developed a staggering 127bhp which gave the car a top speed of 115mph.  HS6 carbs were standard which are 1.75 inch. The 8's were 2 inch and a popular upgrade.

The Sprint used the four headlamp Dolomite shell reserved for the upper models in the range. Interior trim was also the same which made an odd contrast with the sporty alloy wheels which hinted at the power available. Sales for the Dolomite Sprint were strong and the model remained in production until 1980. 

Buyers Guide Triumph Dolomite, Toledo and Sprint featured in Practical Classics July 2002 – available from our sister site Bookbase. Click here to view.

Buyers Guide Triumph Dolomite Sprint featured in Practical Classics October 2006 - available from our sister site Bookbase. Click Here to view.

Source: Motorbase
Engines
CapacityConfigModelBore/StrokeCR
1998ccS4 OHCTriumph Slant-490.3mm x 78mm9.5
Fuel System
TypeNumberCapacityComment
SU HD82
Drivetrain and Suspension
DrivetrainSteeringFront SuspensionRear Suspension
Rack-and-pinion
Performance
Top Speed0-60SQMMPGEngine PwrComment
118 mph8.4 s16.6 s28 mpg127 bhp 5700
Brakes
FrontRearComment
DiscDrumServo assisted
Auction Sales History
Lot
Num
Description Auctioneer Date Hammer Price Hammer Price
(inc premium)
015 Triumph Dolomite Sprint H&H Sales Limited 31 Oct 2012 Not sold
077 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 13 Jul 2011 £2100.00 -
215 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Charterhouse 17 Apr 2011 Not sold
339 Triumph Dolomite Sprint ECA Classic Auctions 24 Jan 2010 - £12705.00
339 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Eastern Counties Auctioneers 24 Jan 2010 - £12705.00
324 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Historic Race Car Coys 16 Jan 2010 - £12644.00
24 Triumph Dolomite Sprint H&H Sales Limited 29 Oct 2009 - £8250.00
109 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Barons 28 Jul 2009 £2300.00 -
234 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Competition Coys 10 Jan 2009 Not sold
353 1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Race Saloon Bonhams 19 Sep 2008 Not sold
75 Triumph Dolomite Sprint race car Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers 21 Mar 2007 Not sold
964 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Cheffins 12 Jun 2004 Not sold
006 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) H&H Sales Limited 9 Apr 2003 - £3333.00
051 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) BCA 7 Apr 2003 - £4548.00
027 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) H&H Sales Limited 29 May 2002 - £700.00
650 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) Lambert & Foster 16 May 2002 Not sold
805 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) Cheffins 6 Apr 2002 £1300.00 -
031 Triumph Stag (1978) Barons 18 Dec 2001 £5450.00 -
597 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) Cheffins 13 Oct 2001 Not sold
207 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) RTS Auctions Ltd 16 Sep 2001 Not sold
205 Triumph Dolomite Saloon (1974) RTS Auctions Ltd 16 Sep 2001 Not sold
020 Triumph Stag (1978) Barons 22 May 2001 Not sold
020 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) H&H Sales Limited 12 Apr 2000 £900.00 -
229 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) RTS Auctions Ltd 6 Feb 2000 - -
349 Triumph Stag (1978) Greens 2 Oct 1999 £6700.00 -
239 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) RTS Auctions Ltd 11 Jul 1999 £900.00 -
Unknown Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) Barons 29 Jun 1999 Not sold
213 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) RTS Auctions Ltd 20 Jun 1999 £1000.00 -
245 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) RTS Auctions Ltd 20 Jun 1999 £3000.00 -
004 Triumph Dolomite 1500TC (1975) Barons 2 Feb 1999 £750.00 -
020 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) H&H Sales Limited 18 Nov 1998 £2100.00 -
076 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) H&H Sales Limited 23 Sep 1998 £3600.00 -
520 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) Brooks 24 Feb 1998 Not sold
073 Triumph Dolomite Saloon (1975) H&H Sales Limited 18 Feb 1998 £900.00 -
022 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) H&H Sales Limited 24 Sep 1997 £800.00 -
221 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1977) RTS Auctions Ltd 17 Aug 1997 £1150.00 -
214 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) RTS Auctions Ltd 17 Aug 1997 £875.00 -
203 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1977) RTS Auctions Ltd 20 Jul 1997 - -
202 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) RTS Auctions Ltd 29 Jun 1997 Not sold
225 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) RTS Auctions Ltd 29 Jun 1997 £725.00 -
204 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1979) RTS Auctions Ltd 18 May 1997 Not sold
224 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) RTS Auctions Ltd 12 Jan 1997 £1875.00 -
090 Triumph Dolomite Saloon (1974) H&H Sales Limited 27 Nov 1996 £1100.00 -
236 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) RTS Auctions Ltd 24 Nov 1996 £3000.00 -
213 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) RTS Auctions Ltd 24 Nov 1996 £1350.00 -
041 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1975) H&H Sales Limited 25 Sep 1996 £950.00 -
237 Triumph Dolomite (1974) RTS Auctions Ltd 1 Sep 1996 £700.00 -
249 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1979) RTS Auctions Ltd 21 Jul 1996 £900.00 -
218 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) RTS Auctions Ltd 14 Jun 1996 £1075.00 -
556 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) Lambert & Foster 25 Apr 1996 Not sold
235A Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973) RTS Auctions Ltd 14 Apr 1996 £1050.00 -
218 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) RTS Auctions Ltd 14 Jan 1996 £1075.00 -
018 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1975) Coys 29 Jul 1995 Not sold
038 Triumph Stag Convertible (1978) Sandown 25 Feb 1995 Not sold
070 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1976) ADT 3 Oct 1994 Not sold
010 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1975) H&H Sales Limited 28 Jul 1994 £500.00 -
010 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1980) ADT 18 Jul 1994 £900.00 -
092 Triumph Stag (1978) ADT 6 Dec 1993 Not sold
006 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1979) Sandown 30 Oct 1993 Not sold
047 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1974) Sandown 30 Oct 1993 Not sold
051 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1978) Brooks 28 Oct 1993 £900.00 -
Books
ISBN Title Publisher Buy this book
1855202824 Dolomite Sprint AKM 3629 Brooklands Books Buy View
Magazine Articles
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Article Ultimate Grudge match
30 View
Publication Practical Classics April 2009
Ultimate Grudge match - Sam Glover settles some long-running classic rivalries...with science.  1977 Triumph Dolomite v 1978 Ford Escort Ghia.  1954 Austin A30 v 1959 Morris Minor 1000, Jaguar 240 v Rover P5B.
Article Road Test - A day with Dolly - Triumph's Dolomite Sprint
39 View
Publication Practical Classics October 2006
A day with Dolly - BMW-beater, luxury transport - is Triumph's Dolomite Sprint the ultimate practical classic?
Article Buying guide - Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1973-1980)
98 View
Publication Practical Classics October 2006
Buying guide - Triumph Dolomite Sprint - The focus is always on that 16-valve engine, but the Dolomite Sprint is much more than a one-trick pony.
Article Flash Of Youth
78 View
Publication Classic Cars January 2006
Flash of youth - In the Seventies men could wear medallions and splash on Brut 33 without irony, but they needed something hot to handbrake-turn into the pub car park.  The rare survivors are just as much fun today. 1972 Hillman Avenger Tiger, 1974 Triumph Dolomite Sprint, 1980 Ford Escort RS2000 MK11, Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport .
Article Racing Back into Fashion
74 View
Publication Classic Cars April 2005
Racing Back into Fashion  - You don’t need to be a millionaire to chase your racing fantasies.  Now you can emulate the great saloon racers of the Seventies for the price of a fitted kitchen. Ford Escort RS2000, Triumph Dolomite Sprint, Ford Capri, Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2.0, BMW 2002
Article Restored Triumph Dolomite Sprint
76 View
Publication Practical Classics July 2004
Restored Triumph Dolomite Sprint - For some people, getting the car of their dreams is a simple matter of buying it.  In Paul Booker’s case he only wanted a Triumph Dolomite Sprint.  That sounds easy enough, but getting one in the condition he wanted meant rebuilding it from the ground up.
Article Buyers Guide - Dolomite, Toledo and Sprint
76 View
Publication Practical Classics July 2002
Buyers Guide - Dolomite, Toledo and Sprint. It carried the Ajax tag in prototype form, but clean examples of Triumph's compact saloon range aren't always easy to find any more.
Article Classic Cars Spring 2002 pg 72
72 View
Publication Classic Cars Spring 2002
Triumph vs BMW. The people who were there debate whether Triumph's ability to build sporting executive saloons could have made the company what BMW is today.
Article Twin Test - Sprint Star
38 View
Publication Classic Car Mart July 2011
Twin Test - Sprint Star - Triumph's Dolomite Sprint and the BMW 2002tii were aimed right at the same market but are they really that similar? John-Joe Vollans finds out.
Article Buying Power - Dolomite Family
22 View
Publication Classic Car Weekly 23 December 2009
Buying Power - Dolomite Family - The compact executive isn't a modern phenomenon; one of the first to hit the roads nearly four decades ago was the Dolomite, which led the field in more ways than one...and it's British.  RICHARD DREDGE checks it out, along with its Toledo and 1500TC siblings.
Article Going Dutch
8 View
Publication Classics Monthly March 2008
Going Dutch- There's more to Holland than Amsterdam, as we found out with the help of a demon 185bhp Dolomite Sprint.
Article Buying Power - Triumph Dolomite/Toledo
28 View
Publication Classic Car Weekly 31 January 2008
Buying Power - Triumph Dolomite/Toledo- The Dolomite was a seemingly retrograde step, taking the front-wheel-drive 1500 body allied to a simple rear-wheel-drive layout.  The end result was a competent bit of kit however, as IAN SEABROOK discovers.  ADAM DORMER of AD Autos is our guru for all things Dolomite.
Article Six Of The Best BL favourites
43 View
Publication Classic Car Mart April 2006
Six of the best BL favourites - Every month, this special series brings you the most diverse and fascinating groups of vehicles we can conjure up.  Paul Guinness is your trusty guide.
Article Modifying - Triumph Dolomite
70 View
Publication Classics Monthly December 2005
Dyno Dolomite - How powerful is your car really? Mark Robinson and two other Dolomite drivers put their motors on a rolling road, and the results were unexpected.
Article 16V Dynamite - Dolomite Sprint
56 View
Publication Classics Monthly Spring 2005
16V Dynamite - Dolomite Sprint - The Sprint version of Triumph’s popular Dolomite did more than turn a shopping car into a racing car.  Mike Renaut says the technology at its heart changed the face of engine design.
Article Marque Five - Leyland Legends!
57 View
Publication Classic Car Mart January 2005
Marque Five - Leyland Legends! - The much-derided British Leyland set-up of the Seventies produced some controversial machines.  Paul Guinness profiles five of the most famous.
Article Classics Spring 2002 pg 92
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Publication Classics Spring 2002
Triumph Dolomite Sprint. Fast, luxurious and years ahead of its time, but how complex is a Triumph Dolomite Sprint in terms of DIY maintenance? Kim Henson investigates.
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