Grumpy old man in Dolomite sprint funny

Old man rants on global warming

[@jontrackerjack]

Pleased you love it,so do I. It has a Piper 270 cam, lightened flywheel and 45 Delorto carbs approx 165 bhp (standard is 127 bhp. I built the engine myself 8 years ago.

[@motleymenace]

I wish I could have been around in the 80s, unfortunately I was born in 2001, good thing my dad's a mechanic and I'm training otherwise I'd never of had known of such an awesome car, things are definitely worse these days from my point of view, but man what an awesome dolly sprint you have, the blue is so nice with the vinyl on the c pillar

[@Mk7adxm]

@@motleymenace I think the same, take us back to the 70s and 80s, everything is worse today.

[@sarkybugger5009]

He's right, you know...

[@daveberry2177]

hi old man, great video, are you still breathing sir

[@jontrackerjack]

Well yes thanks, the car lives in USA now and though still mega grumpy I am happily (for me) still breathing!

[@gardenspoon]

Brilliant video, and the old man was spot-on! I miss my old Dolly, wish I still had it.

[@CybermanF1]

The Dolomite sprint was my first car & it was Immaculate ! I raced everything with it cos it was so fast . I like the wheel spin at the end !

[@caterhamsuperlightr81]

Brilliant - pure genius! Always loved the Dolomite Sprint... a scratch I must itch one day!

[@elbecko7969]

Bloody good arguments, especially glass milk bottles in electric milk floats!! I knew it would end in wheelspin. Top video, gorgeous Sprint.

[@mambastu]

Have many fond memorys of Dolly Sprints back in the 80's. Great car,

[@danielsnell9053]

This is who I want to be when I get old

[@GCsparling]

My Nan is 82 and she has just bought a manual Dolomite (Sprint) and she goes into the town centre everyday and has had 2 speeding tickets already! :D Go Nan! x

[@dragonpnut76]

Love the " old man" bit! HA! My dads 65 and just bought a supercharger to put on his Leyland P76 V8. He drives about the same as the guy in the dolly!

[@balddj]

I own a Sprint that off the road at the moment, thanks to those knobs on Top Gear everyone at work thinks this is speeded up..

[@fins59]

Funny and true about the milk bottles & electric milk float. Limited slip diff? It spun both rear wheels.

[@mrspivvy]

His comments are spot on. you do less environmental damage keeping an old car running rather than buying a new one every two years. the amount of raw material used in manufacture is mindboggling- by the time a car has reached 20 years old its pretty much carbon neutral, its emissions offset by NOT replacing it with a newly built one.

[@seanbirmingham9237]

I've had two sprints fantastic cars .Well said great stuff well done .

[@stephenwalton515]

I love thar old man :-)

[@bmwnasher]

had one in 1976 for 4 yrs thats a fast take off .they were fun to drive.great car

[@jontrackerjack]

Yes it was me who bought it from you for £1500 in 1997 and I still love the car. It has done many trackdays and is about to have a Cosworth V6 inserted by me. You had a Scirroco as I recall. I have also met the first owner so the car has always been owned by people who appreciate it.

[@crosswave8784]

Don’t you dare put that V6 in.

[@leogeorgiou8543]

my dad has had 15 dolomite sprints!

[@owenevans83]

Cool!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Leo Georgiou you... what? I can only dream for a 1500! Let alone a sprint!

[@WelshyM]

Had a BRG Dolly Sprint in 88-90 and loved it.... and miss it, but luckily now have a Stag to keep my Triumph buzz alive. Sprint was a very underated motor

[@SPINNER673]

Bloody hell that thing shifts!

[@hornby123me]

Nice Sprint! :D Didn't realise they were that quick either!

[@wasserfrosch22]

Cool! My very first car was a Dolomite Sprint in 1979.

[@EccentricRichard]

@SuperPerran Hear hear! I'm 18 and my shortlist of cars (looking to get a first one) is basically Dolly Sprint, BMW 1602, Rover P6 (my dad had a 3500S).

[@snozzercb]

My dad has a dolmite sprint it shakes a lot but it is nice fun to be inside

[@triumphdollysprint]

Thanks heaps for your help. Again, great video. Awesome car. And credit to both the 'oldman' and the lady behind the camera. Cheers

[@Auto-TaT]

Fantastic stuff! Kind of saw it coming but still v.cool!

[@filipefiat2002]

My father had one of those in red here in Portugal. We use to paint the dashboard wood after the suuny summers :) And you talk about global warming...now you buy a new dashboard

[@Auto-TaT]

I've just been driving that Scimitar with the Omega V6 engine this weekend. Wow! That's one hell of a good conversion. Looks factory too! Think I might have to try and get hold of a back issue of Practical Classics to check your car out. A workmate buys PC and I buy PPC (practical performance car) each month and we swap mags.

[@djpert1]

Spotted the bucket seats immediately! Knew that was gonna happen! Lol.

[@Ancient-Yarn]

He left his posh zimmer frame behind. Has he been done for fly tipping yet?

[@984francis]

@Richard Harrold I think Saab got the engine from triumph, not the other way around.

[@StumpyHead79]

That's what he said lol

[@geoffbembridge868]

wonderful piece of kit.

[@johny5724]

Great stuff !!!

[@zetsuboublogger]

Wow! That is awesome, old man. I'd like to have a dolly sprint in someday, well even I've to import from UK.

[@bugattieb110ss]

You wore a coat in your 'ouse when it was cold!!! Fucking brilliant. Shame the 'Sprint I had put me off British Leyland cars forever. I sold it and bought a '75 TA22 Celica GT with the twin cam 2TG engine in it and it sounded just like this. When it was driven hard, it would pull red line (7000rpm) in 5th gear.

[@SvenneTheBlockhead]

... I want one of these cars.

[@GingerPhilG]

I want this car!!! Spot on comments on the environment too

[@BREN70S]

we have a 20 year old volvo 240 wagon and that thing can shift , i love to watch peoples expression change when we pass them , proves you should never judge a book by is cover :)

[@triumphdollysprint]

HAHAHAHAHA that was great. i just bought my first car. a 1976 dolomite sprint in yellow. Yours looks and sounds beautiful and goes better. what sort of mods would i be looking at for that sort of performance? just the ones you have already listed? ps. what tyres are you running? i have serious trouble getting traction off the line with anything more than 2000rpm. Cheers. Great Vid.

[@jontrackerjack]

Hi Dean glad your still a Rover freak and doing well! Often expect to see you at a trackday cos you know how to drive. Check out Practical Classic mag in August cos my car is on the cover....I think.

[@PitifulActivity]

FANTASTIC!!!

[@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME]

good ol dollys

[@jontrackerjack]

So glad you have enjoyed a Sprint and the video. This actual car is going to feature on the August issue front cover of Practical Classics magazine. With me driving it sideways the article will be about Escort alternatives. I am still grumpy!!

[@straylightOz]

beautiful work, love the accent..."don't talk to me about global warmin' " LOL awesome car, magnificent work. triumphdollysprint, get yourself across to the triumph dolomite website and post up some pics. Great bunch of guys over there and lots of excellent advice. stu

[@kavyman1066]

That is brilliant!

[@orinbay]

I love it!!

[@370DatsunZed]

Love it!

[@Drivingyarns]

Brilliant video, I love the Dolomite and hate the nonsense about global warming. This is a keeper!

[@rob2859]

LOL brilliant. didn't expect that

[@tigran86]

Best, video, ever!

[@Graverobber94]

hahaha its exactly this kind of old people that makes me lose it xD

[@MrPomdownunder]

Dolly Sprints 2.0 litre were one of the top motors in my youth and I'm much younger than this oldun' !

[@williamlaurence4754]

The Triumph engine 16 v Single overhead cam was used by SAAB cause it was a brilliant design, just needed more development to make it last longer..

[@yammyhundred467]

+William Laurence Saab started off with the 1850 motor (Early 99's had Triumph across the rocker cover) and then the 2000, both in single cam/8v form, they made a performance version known as EMS. It wasn't until 1984/85 that they developed their own 16 valve head which had 2 cams. They used a modified water pump with twice the number of impeller vanes to sort the cooling issues. Not as much fun as a sorted Sprint though.

[@williamlaurence4754]

Loved my Sprint, was so smooth yet lightening quick. Valve guides wear was also a issue, I needed a new head, to costly for me at the time..

[@gromit3315]

William Laurence, I need a new head too. I’m loosing my hair and my teeth, the hearing is not as good as it used to be and the eyes...o, well.

[@Martindyna]

@@gromit3315 ...my theet?

[@gromit3315]

Martindyna, teeth. Sorry 😏

[@215alessio]

this personage has a good point about our present

[@shanearnold82]

thats a nice sound to my ears :>

[@jontrackerjack]

@mgb40v8 Glad you have enjoyed some of the vids, I too have had MG,s and way back in 82 did a round of the MGCC MGBCV8 champ at Mallory in my then MGBV8. Would love to chat next time we are at the same meet (Sprint has suffered an engine breakage and will return next year!) I guess yours is a V8 or supercharged. Thanksa for the positive comments as there are some who think there is rivalry between our marques (you will notice from vids we do MGOT days too). Wife had an 1800 GT slow but good.

[@jonnyhead]

Excellent!

[@irbenji]

I had one when I was 19 and thats exactly what I spent my time doing... unfortunately It had to be sold as I was commuting 100+ miles a day and the fuel economy wasn't great

[@dudekillr]

lool thats pretty badass and darn funny

[@triumphdollysprint]

I live in Australia so the wetness on the Goodyear's shouldnt be a problem. How long did the engine build take? I cant stop watching that launch!

[@MrTillyayre]

Love this car. ive been looking at a few recently, but if i saw this 1, id have to own it. what is the value of such an article please,

[@jontrackerjack]

I have owned hillclimbed & sprinted a Stag in the 80s they to are a wonderful car stiffen the rear and widen slightly and they corner way better than most could guess. LONG LIVE TRIUMPHS the best affordable classics you can get.

[@mgb40v8]

@jontrackerjack Hi, i ve enjoyed watching your vids,your a good driver with a great Sprint and a good looking daughter too! I ll have to come over and say hello next time I see you at Combe,and take a good look at your Triumph(i ve had a couple of Sprints in the past) im the driver of the MG, it doesn t have a white bootlid anymore but still has it's cart springs (albeit single leaf composites) LOL

[@jontrackerjack]

Watch him though his hands are everywhere LOL.

[@LivingMyBoostLife]

LMAO! That is genius!

[@jontrackerjack]

@MrGman2804 Hi Mr Gman I have never had it on a rolling road but judge against other cars on track when blasting down the straights. An educated guess at 165 bhp at the flywheel would seem about right. One of the reasons an oldie like this can accelerate so well is the light weight and very light wheels when compared with modern stuff with 165 bhp, and of course grumpy old man has got used to running away from the trouble he causes!

[@PETROLSCENTED]

I need this with proper subtitles!

[@SneakyPigeon96]

That's a nice triumph old man

[@Auto-TaT]

I have just read through the old comments that yu were planning to fit a Cosworth V6 lump into this. Have you done it yet? I'm kind of hoping not as it'sd a heavy engine and not as great as it's made out to be (I have one in my Cortina). It's not a bad engine but everything osts a fortune, gearboxes ae a problem and there's little support for it. There are better options. My mate has just fitted a Vauxhall V6 to a Scimitar and that has worked very well.

[@HSTHoward]

love it

[@RobbieGagg]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL That old man was Funny Cool job ;-)

[@Pookatube]

Didn't Jamie Kitman buy this Dolemite?

[@jontrackerjack]

Thanks for your comments and yes if you check out some of my track day video's it does indeed give a good account of itself, but it looks so harmless I have had lads laugh at it..........till it passes them!

[@MasterBattle2000]

Dolomite Sprints are awesome now you know you can do a burnout with them

[@1985jimmyb]

hes only driving the car how it should be driven first 2.0 16v ever,classic,i want 1

[@benccollins]

awesome

[@EccentricRichard]

Did you know that the Triumph slant-four is the same basic engine that Saab use? I'd be tempted to do a custom-build using an aluminium block (Saabs were iron), 16v heads and a Saab turbo setup on it, stick it in a Dolly Sprint... hey presto, 260bhp in a car weighing less than a ton!

[@GingerPhilG]

@Markyboi1992 one further point- IF and this is a big IF your car had an identical 0-60 as a 1.8t A3 (say 7.9 seconds) and could then get to 80 at the same speeed/ faster than a stock sprint could get to 60 ( numerous sources 8.4 seconds) that means you're picking up 20 mph in approx half a second, which is utter bull plop :)

[@jontrackerjack]

Thanks for the comments, I like 185x60x13 Yokohama's for track work including rain. The tyres in the vid are Goodyear NCT's which are rubbish in the wet but ok in the dry. Yep they spin up their tyres easily, unless its Top Gear HA HA.

[@jontrackerjack]

Yeh I used to own a TR5 and it was the best car I have had much better than my V8 MG. I want a PI one day.

[@goochbillingham]

nice burnout haha

[@ralph5407]

Brilliant......

[@enserfud]

that is kick azzz :) enjoyed,thumbs up,subscribed,favorited,shared to facebook:)-krazm enserfud,peace

[@deltacad1]

Mr Jackson, it's Mr Dean Challis; Remember me? Get in touch if you are still around and in the bay ever ;)

[@Cocothebastard]

Go on my son,give it some welly!

[@savagex466-qt1io]

HA HA HA ! I hope that was REAL ! lmfao

[@mrmahoosive]

epic!

[@jontrackerjack]

No I rebuilt the original engine and have done several track days since plus the car featured in August issue of Practical Classics. At one track day at Abingdon I met a guy with a Cosworth Cortina it was a nice car. I sold the V6 to a friend to fit in his Scimitar! Thanks for your thoughts, its about time grumpy old man had some more ranting!

[@tony4790]

Haa Haa , I love it !!!

[@jontrackerjack]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH Good to see you run a classic rear drive beast. I have owned and driven an RS3100 in the Silverstone Birkett six hour race in 1982. Its a pity that the young have posted on here as they love to swear and talk nonsense at others. Yes the RS2000 has a huge advantage over a Sprint and that is its lighter so tuning works better. cheers Jon

[@MisterHughes]

I pressed "Like" at 1:12 precisely. My Dad had a Dolly Sprint, quick as a whippet with his tabasco on its knackers.

[@jontrackerjack]

@Markyboi1992 Listen here young man there is nothing senile about this old car and it gets to 60 in under 7 sec now as its tuned and old I may be but I trackday with the best. When you get older and get a fast car come and see if you can pass it LOL. I have a PS2 with all the driving games for when its cold and wet in winter.

[@MrGman2804]

How many BHP is that?

[@jontrackerjack]

Sorry but I just cannot remember but I am an engineer so patience and care is required. I suggest you check out Club Triumph as they have many Australian members.

[@perchancethishandleiswens]

1:10 hell yeah

[@jontrackerjack]

This Sandglow Sprint was owned by my friend David of Woodmancote and I have actually driven it too, so grumpy old man approves of this 1977 Sprint video, however he hates Pious owners and their cars!

[@jontrackerjack]

@closertofiftythanyew There is a zimmer at the side of the road where this old codger left it!

[@jontrackerjack]

@Pookatube Well I certainly hope not because I just saw it two hours ago safely tucked up in my garage. I am about to sell it though as I have had it since 1996 and fancy a change.

[@MikeHuntagape]

LOL well funny !

[@Parknest]

Jon, was that your daughter behind the camera?

[@ACTractionLTD]

thats correct i have one