Front view of a 1938 Triumph Dolomite 2-Litre Roadster Coupe, in the Paddock at the 2018 London Classic Car Show
The Triumph Dolomite is a car that was produced by Triumph Motor Company from 1934 to 1940. It first appeared in 1934 as a sports car and the name was also used from 1937 on a series of sporting saloons and open cars until 1939 when the company went into receivership. A number were still sold and registered in 1940, though it is uncertain whether the receiver or new owner turned out cars from spare parts, or sold off completed cars. All except the Straight 8 featured a "waterfall" grille styled by Walter Belgrove, versions of the saloons with conventional grilles were sold as Continental models. In April 1938 an increased compression ratio and mild further engine tuning justified a changed designation from 14/60 to 14/65[10] (where 14 .was the fiscal horsepower and 65 was the claimed actual horsepower. This is an open version of the 14/65, announced 29 March 1938, with seating for three people on a single bench seat and "two additional outside seats in the tail, reminiscent of the dickey seat that was at one time common" for two more people behind. The hood folded completely into the body to give the appearance of an open sports car. The car was announced with the 1,767 cc ( cu in) engine with twin SU carburettors. n July 1938 a slightly longer wheelbase version powered by a 1,991 cc ( cu in) engine fed by triple SUs joined the range while the saloon version featuring the same 1,991 cc engine still made do with just two SU carburettors.[No power output figure was quoted by the manufacturers for the 1,991 cc Dolomite. The cars received excellent reviews from the period motoring press.
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Location: ExCel, London, UK
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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