It's no accident that the Dolomite looks like a BMW because Michelotti had
his hand in both cars.
Mark Ascherl
1981 TR8 DHC FI
Raleigh, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will" <tr6@mac.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: Is Triumph coming Back???
>
> >Actually, if you take into account the Saloon range of cars, Triumph
> >competed head on with BMW. My 2.5PI looks very much the part next to an
> >early 70's Beemer.
>
> I seem to remember the Dolomite (sprint?) being described as
> Triumph's BMW beater, though that was by a classic car mag. I'm not
> sure if it was seen as direct competition at the time, my guess is
> that it was, Triumph cars always looked quite upmarket, with wooden
> dashes, etc.
>
> In fact the Dolomite front end is quite BMW like in it's styling. I
> suppose we can safely say that it failed in its mission....
> --
> William Davies
> 1975 TR6 PI
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