Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight

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Triumph Dolomite Straight-Eight
Triumph Dolomite Straight-Eight
Dolomite Straight Eight
Production period: 1934-1935
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Roadster
Engines: Otto engine :
2.0 liters (103 kW)
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Wheelbase : 2640 mm
Empty weight : 965 kg
successor Triumph Vitesse

The Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight was a passenger car that was introduced as a sports car by the Triumph Motor Company in 1934 and manufactured until 1935. It had an in-line eight-cylinder engine and looked similar to the Alfa Romeo 8C . However, there was no series production; only 3 copies were made. The engine had a displacement of 1990 cc, two overhead camshafts and a Roots compressor. The machine developed 140 bhp (103 kW) at 5500 rpm. and accelerated the car up to 177 km / h. The wheels were equipped with hydraulic Lockheed drum brakes with a drum diameter of 400 mm. The press steel chassis was conventionally designed with a rigid axle at the front and semi-elliptical leaf springs on all wheels.

One of these cars was registered for the Monte Carlo Rally in 1935 and was driven by Donald Healey . However, he had to give up after a collision with a train on a level crossing in Denmark.

Mainly because of financial problems in the manufacturing company, the car was never mass-produced. Some replacement engines and chassis were later assembled into complete cars by a London-based company called High Speed ​​Motors (HSM) .

Web links

Commons : Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Culshaw, David & Horrobin, Peter: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 , Veloce Publishing plc., Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6
  2. ^ Sedgwick, M .: AZ of Cars of the 1930s , Bay View Books, Devon (1989), ISBN 1-870979-38-9
  3. ^ Robson, Graham: The Story of Triumph Sports Cars , Motor Racing Publications (1972), ISBN 0-900549-23-8