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The answer is money. Sadly to compete against the RS2000 etc it was just too dear to make. The Sprint did not sell that well in its later years say post 77 in a world with a generally crap economy, rampant inflation and a force merged mother company wioth too many competing models...like the Marina TC which was a lot cheaper to make and we all know wahy...cos it was crap basicly.
A toledo/dolomite had very little profit margin in the low end versions. We benefit from that now in the far higher survival rate, but when all your developmet cash is p155 down the toilets of moroanellegro/princess BMC, the SD1 ( sole real win ) and triumph only got the TR7 its no wonder they didn't do a 2 door sprint, which would have done much better in competition with that weight saving. Had Rover Triumph remained a separate entity it may all have been very different.
Besides the short tale is uglier....and has too small a tank.
Jonners
Sorry Jon but I have to disagree, the 2 door shell was already on the morticians slab when the Sprint was introduced (and was buried just 2 years into Sprint production) And the short tail is PRETTIER and gives a more balanced look to the car. The tank is big enough for all sensible needs, the car was never designed as a continental cruiser despite what us nutters have done to them since!
Oh and the SD1 was crap too, the build quality was appalling and the SOHC engine was, as usual for BL, woefully underdeveloped.
But yes on one, the lighter, stiffer 2 door shell would have made a much better competition car, no doubt at all, but then the compo dept at Triumph was as cash starved as all the others!
Steve
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