Triumph Dolomite 1934-1940

The Triumph Dolomite of 1934 to 1940 was a pre-war car from the Triumph Motor Company of Coventry, and it should not be confused with the Leyland-era Dolomite saloon of the 1970s. The first Dolomite, shown in 1934, was an eight-cylinder sports car in the style of the Alfa Romeo 8C, with a supercharged 1,990 cc twin overhead camshaft engine. Only three were made and it never reached series production, although Donald Healey entered one in the 1935 Monte Carlo Rally. From 1937 the name returned on a range of sporting saloons and open cars with a distinctive waterfall radiator grille styled by Walter Belgrove: the 14/60 and 14/65 four-cylinder models, a roadster coupe, a six-cylinder two-litre and a smaller 1.5-litre version. Production ended when the company went into receivership in 1939, with a few cars still sold into 1940.