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Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight

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The Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight was a sports car that the Triumph Motor Company presented in 1934 and built until 1935. It carried an inline eight-cylinder engine of 1,990 cc with twin overhead camshafts and a Roots supercharger, rated at 140 bhp (103 kW) at 5,500 rpm and able to push the car to as much as 177 km/h, and its looks recalled the Alfa Romeo 8C. Braking was by hydraulic Lockheed drums of 400 mm, and the pressed-steel chassis was conventional, with a beam axle at the front and half-elliptic leaf springs all round. Only three cars were made. One was entered in the 1935 Monte Carlo Rally for Donald Healey but retired after hitting a train at a level crossing in Denmark. Mainly because of financial difficulties at the maker it never went into series production, though a London firm, High Speed Motors, later assembled complete cars from spare engines and chassis.

Facts
Year
1934 1
Engine Class
Piston 1
Status
Out of production 1
Power (kW)
103 1
Units Built
3 1
Top Speed (km/h)
177 1
Engine
Inline eight-cylinder of 1,990 cc, twin overhead camshafts, Roots supercharger 1
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Source Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight (Wikipedia, German edition)

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Source Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight (Wikipedia, German edition)
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Source Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight (Wikipedia, German edition)Lead, maker
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Der Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight war ein PKW, der von der Triumph Motor Company 1934 als Sportwagen vorgestellt und bis 1935 gefertigt wurde.

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The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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1. Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight (Wikipedia, German edition)
  • Lead, introduction year
    Der Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight war ein PKW, der von der Triumph Motor Company 1934 als Sportwagen vorgestellt und bis 1935 gefertigt wurde.
  • Lead, engine
    Der Motor hatte einen Hubraum von 1990 cm³, zwei obenliegende Nockenwellen und einen Roots-Kompressor.
  • Lead, engine type
    Er besaß einen Reihenachtzylindermotor und sah dem Alfa Romeo 8C ähnlich.
  • Lead, engine output
    Die Maschine leistete 140 bhp (103 kW) bei 5500/min.
  • Lead, top speed
    beschleunigte den Wagen auf bis zu 177 km/h
  • Lead, production
    es wurden nur 3 Exemplare hergestellt
  • Lead, production years
    Der Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight war ein PKW, der von der Triumph Motor Company 1934 als Sportwagen vorgestellt und bis 1935 gefertigt wurde.
  • Lead, maker
    Der Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight war ein PKW, der von der Triumph Motor Company 1934 als Sportwagen vorgestellt und bis 1935 gefertigt wurde.
  • Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, Lead, passenger car
    Der Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight war ein PKW, der von der Triumph Motor Company 1934 als Sportwagen vorgestellt und bis 1935 gefertigt wurde.
  • In Group: Sports And Performance Cars Before 1980, Lead, sports car
    Der Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight war ein PKW, der von der Triumph Motor Company 1934 als Sportwagen vorgestellt und bis 1935 gefertigt wurde.
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Wikipedia: Triumph Motor Company
WikipediaLead, nationality of the maker
Quote, Lead, nationality of the maker
The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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