Articles | History and culture

Triumph SD2, everything you need to know about BL's Dolomite replacement

Keith Adams gives the Internet’s most detailed account of the Triumph SD2. What it should have looked like, what lay under the skin and, ultimately, why it was cancelled so late in its design programme.
The English version of this article is available here.

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Models: Dolomite Sprint / Stag Mk1/Mk2

Keywords: Malcom Harbor / Prototypes / Spen King

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Articles | History and culture

Panther Rio: the Triumph Dolomite that costs more than a Jaguar XJ

Bob Jankel of Panther had the great idea of building a luxury car based on the Triumph Dolomite. Was the Panther Rio the first premium-priced small car, or just an expensive folly?

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Models: Dolomite Sprint

Keywords: Converters

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Triumph-Morris TM1, the rejected Marina and Dolomite replacement

The Triumph-Morris TM1 was the last chance given to the ill-fated SD2 platform: its destiny was to replace the Morris Marina and Triumph Dolomite saloons in 1980.

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Models: Dolomite Sprint

Keywords: Mark Snowdon / Prototypes / Spen King

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Was the Triumph Acclaim Japanese or British?

Chris Cowin delves into the history of building the Triumph Acclaim at Cowley, countering the myth it was simply a screwdriver operation unpacking and assembling Japanese kits. Such a belief is rather unfair to the people who worked there in the 1980s.

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Models: 1300 1300/1300TC / 1500 1500/1500TC / Acclaim Acclaim / Dolomite Sprint / Roadster TR7 / Roadster TR7 Sprint / Roadster TR8

Keywords: Canley / Views

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