From a pure design point of view

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 08/10/2013 at 19:04 • Filed to: Designlopnik

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Which of these do you think looks better? Which one is the more balanced design, the short-tailed 1300/Toledo or the long-tailed 1500/Dolomite? I've tried to get two pics as close to each other as possible to demonstrate.

I think my judgement has been clouded by knowledge of what each car is like.

. . > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 19:07

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The Dolly looks nicer.

cbell04 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 19:13

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Put me down for the 1500.. The rear of the toledo just seems a bit smashed.. But to be fair only judging this photo as i have never seen either in person..

dogisbadob > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 19:14

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They both look really cool. It's hard to decide. The vinyl roof on the top car is cool though. Were they sold over here?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > dogisbadob 08/10/2013 at 19:16

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I'm not sure whether they were actually. I think the big exports were the TR series and the Spitfires. If they were sold they weren't big sellers, which is a shame as they're the British 2002.

I do love the vinyl rooves on these, which is rare. Not often I like them, but they really make these cars.

Sectorgraphics > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 19:22

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Slave2anMG > dogisbadob 08/10/2013 at 19:39

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They were...but damned few.

Ate Up With Motor just did a two part series on the Triumph...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Sectorgraphics 08/10/2013 at 19:44

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That was quick, thanks :)

I think the tails a bit too short on this one, but it gets the gist across. I think it would look better as a 2-door like that, but I can't for the life of me find a good picture. This is the best I can find:

Sectorgraphics > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 19:46

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WTF model:

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 20:03

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The Dolomite, hands down.

Sectorgraphics > Sectorgraphics 08/10/2013 at 20:11

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phenotyp > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/10/2013 at 20:32

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Dolly all the way.

Sparf > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/11/2013 at 08:06

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Obligatory.

johncalvinyoung > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 08/12/2013 at 10:04

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I do like that Dolomite/1500. Pity indeed that these didn't lift Triumph out of its hole the way the 2002 did BMW. Even if they lost the 'affordable' portion of their image, I'd love it if I could drive a modern car today under the Triumph badge. Particularly if the newest Spitfire made ~250 horses...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > johncalvinyoung 08/12/2013 at 10:57

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I've spent a decent amount of time thinking what modern-day Triumph would build, and also if I were sent back in time, how I would save them from their demise.

Triumph got swallowed up by the juggernaut of British Leyland. I think if they were part of a more streamlined company, they would have survived a lot longer.

Also, a good deal of my future project ideas centre around building cars that Triumph would have build, had they a little more resources. Things like a fuel injected Stag, a Dolly Sprint with the IRS from the earlier 1300 (and a 2-door Dolly Sprint using the Toledo shell), the Spit 6 I'm building now and a hot GT6.

Even more adventurous would be a Stag with the 16v heads from a Dolly Sprint.