1978 TRIUMPH DOLOMITE 1850 HL | MATHEWSONS CLASSIC CARS | AUCTION: 12, 13 & 14 JUNE 2024

1978 TRIUMPH DOLOMITE 1850 HL | MATHEWSONS CLASSIC CARS | AUCTION: 12, 13 & 14 JUNE 2024
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[@AntoniJalowiecki]

This was my first car. My twin brother and I restored it back in 1988. We choose the colour looking at Halfords spray cans. Used it for a couple of years as a daily driver.then done the restoration again.nut n bolt job plus plenty of tuning upgrades. Was a great car...show winner and got featured in Triumph World magazine..Great to see it again.

[@woofusdad]

Remember seeing it ( and photographing it) at SODIT.

[@AntoniJalowiecki]

@woofusdad ah yes the good old days

[@RR-kb2ks]

Very very nice and rare, especially in that order, a stand out Dolomite, like the Sprint, and clearly been loved and looked after.

[@Scalihoo]

So clean, you don't see these in the states, I remember seeing them last time I was in the UK as a kid 1980 ish..sweet car. 🚗

[@johno4521]

Took all my driving lessons and test on a Dolomite - '79-80 when BSM ran these and minis as driving school cars. Still remember the reg - JAR289V. Not an 1850 but still seemed very nippy to a 20 year old who'd not driven anything else!!

[@bobyoungson914]

Ditto learnt to drive in one of these BSM in York 1979 , great little car 🚙😊

[@philhealey4443]

Certainly not a Sprint, but whether I leaned to drive in a Dolomite, Toledo or a 1300 is now a matter of conjecture.

[@paulcharlesworth319]

The Sprint alloys were not standard on the 1850HL ,so these are a welcome addition. Plush interior and seen at the time as the poor mans RR. for there comfort and trim. Loved mine back in the day.

[@orvillefindley8117]

I used to live in London and woke up one morning to find someone had stolen the wheels of my Dolomite Sprint 😂 They are great cars 👍

[@tillyfoxtrotter]

Hardly a poor mans RR. Triumphs were very pared down vehicles with only a thin layer of luxury on the top. If you wanted to get a more authentic poor mans RR then strangely the Allegro VP of the same period had that essence of RR despite being housed in the most bog standard of under pinnings.

[@chrislee2221]

Do like the Dolly, a mate had one new on a W plate in red with black interior very smart and went well.

[@jezcon9467]

Beautiful

[@mikebutler6308]

Back in the day, I can't remember ever seeing one in metallic brown. But looking at the paint code on the plate (AJJ), it comes up as Amber Bronze metallic, so perhaps it wasn't a popular choice. Nice looking car; Sprint wheels look good, not so enamoured by the Triumph laurel, but it's been looked after by someone, so it was their choice.

[@markwilliams7205]

I owned one many years ago. Nice comfortable car.

[@See_more....]

My old car, it's painted in Ford Tibetan gold. It's a nice car but has a few sunken filler areas here and there. Mainly on the boot lid. It was a good runner when I had it and sounded nice with the stainless exhaust.

[@saikumarkhan]

i like made in england cars 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🚗🚗

[@keithhooper6123]

Lovely.Sure will make good money.

[@mrgasman9632]

Better than that wooden Pickett that was in

[@tillyfoxtrotter]

Shame about the laurel on the bonnet. Never a standard colour so what was it when new? Nice but as always these had a lot of P38 in them back in the 80's so I would want to know the front end was new - famously rusty.

[@mikebutler6308]

Back in the day, I can't remember ever seeing one in metallic brown. But looking at the paint code on the plate (AJJ), it comes up as Amber Bronze metallic, so perhaps it wasn't a popular choice. Nice looking car; Sprint wheels look good, not so enamoured by the Triumph laurel, but it's been looked after by someone, so it was their choice.

[@See_more....]

My old car. Looks gorgeous and runs well however the boot lid has a lot of sunken filler patches when viewed up close. It's been painted in Ford Tibetan gold. It's a good car for sure but not as mint as it looks here. If you google the registration number it's been about a bit.

[@tillyfoxtrotter]

@@See_more.... Ah yes the boot lids ... It never crossed the mind of the folk at Canley to paint inside the box sections. My last one of these was a W plated Sprint in orange - paid £300 for it. Somewhere around 2002. Anyone got a time machine....... never thought they would be a sought after today.

[@MikePovey69]

Never been outside 😂 a stunning car

[@rustynut9uk897]

That is one nice colour

[@rustynut9uk897]

I can spell inside that boot when it opened

[@chrispenn715]

720 or 180p video please! I know you do photos as well, but higher definition video is so useful if you can't view in person.

[@krr9510]

Attractive colour but not one that was offered on this particular range.

[@petersmith7126]

Id a Dolomite 1500HL which was a beautiful car, so nice actually that my mum loved it to bits and loved being chauffeured caround it .... Had it for 3 years and sold it to the lady next door when i bòught a Mk1 Grabada 3 litre Ghia

[@tillyfoxtrotter]

I have lost count of the number of Dolly's I have owned - the 1500 was nice but the bottom end was seriously weak. I always sought out the 1850 but if a 1500HL was for sale in the local papers then I was there with some cash. Happy days.

[@petersmith7126]

@@tillyfoxtrotter .... Can't comment on the engine as I bought the car for its looks and comfort and it excelled at both of those

[@mattwebb172]

Why are there 2 people in the comments saying they owned this car

[@joffey1212]

Maybe it's had 2 or more owners 😊😊😊

[@thomas05ish]

Metallic brown wasn’t an original colour and the bonnet decal is from a TR7 . Nice car but please keep them original!😢

[@mikebutler6308]

Back in the day, I can't remember ever seeing one in metallic brown. But looking at the paint code on the plate (AJJ), it comes up as Amber Bronze metallic, so perhaps it wasn't a popular choice. Nice looking car; Sprint wheels look good, not so enamoured by the Triumph laurel, but it's been looked after by someone, so it was their choice.

[@woofusdad]

Laughable comment.

[@ASI-l2w]

This sold for BIG BUCKS! Double the estimate…🤦🏻‍♂️

[@albertmarsh1796]

They must have been drunk when they built it steering wheel on wrong side