First Sprint Since 1985

[Goodwood62]

Having owned several Sprints in the early 80's I have once again joined the fold and brought myself a restoration project. It is a 1978 model in white, registration number AWK344T. I know it has been punted round e-bay over the last 18 months, but it has now landed in my garage. If anyone knows any history of it, I would be keen to hear it.

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My plan is to build a recreation of GMH9N the Sprint that I competed in the BRSCC Road Going Saloon Championship with a friend of mine in the mid eighties. Anyone have a rollcage and a set of 48's for sale?

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[Edin Dundee]

Welcome back!
What happened to your original race car?

[Mad Mart]

Welcome back. Will you be putting a resto thread on this forum? I do hope so. I've recently acquired a set of 48s & plan to fit them next week, if I have the week off. I'm at Castle Combe on Saturday.

[Goodwood62]

Hi Bill

Thanks

We sold the car in 1986, but I don't think it ever raced again. I did get a call from the Police about a year later who told me it had been used as a getaway car in an armed robbery! I'm not sure if it was that car, or another Dolomite using the same reg no. I can see from the DVLA that the reg no is no longer in use, but I am sure that parts of it are around somewhere.

[Goodwood62]

Hi Mad Mart

Yes, I am going to try to post something on the restoration forum, but you will have to bear with me because I am new to forums. Your track Sprint looks excellent and I am sure you will have fun with the 48s. I have driven many performance cars, but I don't think I have heard anything like the induction roar of a modified Sprint engine with 48s, and the throttle response is amazing.

Castle Coombe is a great track, hopefully I will get back to the track with my Sprint at some time. I had a Sierra Sapphire Cosworth track day car for many years which was fun and, despite being built in Belgium, I always thought of it as a natural successor to the Dolomite Sprint.

[Edin Dundee]

... but I don't think I have heard anything like the induction roar of a modified Sprint engine with 48s, ....

Hmm - does anyone have a youtube link or similar where this can be heard?

[Mad Mart]

Here's mine on 45s.

http://www.dolomitesprint.com/images/ma ... 6/Mall.wmv

[Edin Dundee]

THAT'S GREAT!

Here's mine on 45s.

http://www.dolomitesprint.com/images/ma ... 6/Mall.wmv

[soe8m]

Or the Dutch way.

http://sprint.smugmug.com/Cars/Forum/11 ... K&lb=1&s=A

Jeroen

[Dolly-Nut]

Sprint on DHLA48s - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tre18UuRX54
Mine on DCOE45s - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbGtMyKPEM (Rough idle - first time installation)
Lovely roars

[killysprint]

good luck with the car - I think I may have seen it a couple of saturdays ago (18th) on the M1 heading north, on a trailer, around the Chesterfield area.

Looking forward to reading your progress!!