I'm an old booger btw, the Dolomite 1300 I'm getting is for my 17 year old daughter and I to share.
If I can take you back to 1971, my fondness for the Triumph 1300 began and led naturally to the Dolomite that will soon be outside my door (can't wait )
In 1971 I was 14 and my brothers friend had bought a 1965 Ice-blue 1300...I was more than impressed by the crisp , modern styling and especially liked the snubed treatment of the nose and lamps. But when he turned on the engine and I saw the "orange segments" warning lights I thought this was real "thunderbirds" stuff! Also, compared to my Dad's old Anglia van, the upholstery and deep carpets (also in blue IIRC) were really luxurious.
Fast forward to 1974 - I'm now 17 and a mate had the use of his Mum's white Toledo.... the memories came flooding back, same quality , same beautiful; upholstery (wasn't so keen on the square lights at the front though ) .
Anyhow I owned a Spitfire for 2 years when I was 19-ish , really wanted a TR6 (didn't we all) or a Stag (wow) but never got to own any other Triumph (hired an Acclaim for a month though in 1982) .... the world turned, Triumph became history and I ended up with a string of other makes instead.
But now I look forward to making up for lost time!
