The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Just flicking through the pages of one of my many Triumph related books and came across articles on the works Dolly Sprints and was wondering if anyone knew the Chassis numbers for these cars (I am sure that two of them survive but not sure about MYX. The book states the date of 1st Registration but not what chassis numbers (VA No.) the cars came with:

Can anyone help:
RDU 983M - 1st Registered 14th March 1974
SOE 8M - 1st Registered 9th May 1974
MYX 175P - 1st Registered 1st May 1976

I am happy that i have the correct details for FRW 812L 1st Registered 1st Feb 1973 & VA16

Btw these current details have come from the Graham Robson book Works Triumphs in Detail.

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1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1972 Triumph Stag
1963 Triumph Spitfire 4

If you're asking about works rally cars did you forget CKV 2K? Mind you, that might have an X not VA commision number...

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Current fleet: '75 Sprint, '73 1850, Daihatsu Fourtrak, Honda CG125, Yamaha Fazer 600, Shetland 570 (yes it's a boat!)

Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3

CKV 2K is significant but was a effectively non-homulgated experimental test bed registered 1st May 1972 and was not even known as a Sprint at the time given the moniker Swift as we know and wore standard Dolomite badges.
As you say its commission number would be completely different, but hey if anyone knows what is was i would be interested in that as well.
Therefore for me FRW was the 1st Official Dolomite Sprint works car.

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1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1972 Triumph Stag
1963 Triumph Spitfire 4

That I have:

Comm Number X826
Engine X1278E

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Current fleet: '75 Sprint, '73 1850, Daihatsu Fourtrak, Honda CG125, Yamaha Fazer 600, Shetland 570 (yes it's a boat!)

Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3

Thank you that is helpful.

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1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1972 Triumph Stag
1963 Triumph Spitfire 4

CKV was scrapped in February 2009 sadly. FRW, RDU, SOE & MYX are all alive and well.

SOE, RDU & FRW were all around back in the Summer of 2015.

https://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/vie ... ne#p275085

An impressive line up that day.
Tony.

< edit to correct the regs; Thanks for pointing that out >

Thanks Tony, some good pics there although didn't notice MYX only FRW strange that the Chassis numbers are a mystery.

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1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1972 Triumph Stag
1963 Triumph Spitfire 4

I believe that only the SOE8M has the original bodyshell. All the others were reshelled once or more. The RDU has it's 5th shell at the moment I've heard.
The Dutch works rally sprint also has it's original shell. That whole car is a time capsule being still as 1975 with the old original seats and safetytank. Only the engine isn't the Don Moore one. The car was sold by BL Netherlands without an engine at that time.

Jeroen

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