Hi Malcolm,
That would be the Dolomite Straight Eight, designed by Healey, only
about 3 built from what I remember. Not to be confused with the "other"
Dolomite from the same era, a much more plentiful (everything's
relative!) vehicle. These have a very distinctive American influenced
grille design, a massive Chromed affair known as the "Waterfall" grille.
I don't know much more than this, though I have seen a few of these cars
at shows. Anyone got photos of the Gaydon 75th anniversary bash? I
remember seeing quite a few of them there,
Cheers,
Bill.
Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> The Dolomite was once referred to as "the best Alfa that Triumph ever
> built". It's a very pretty car. Ken Richardson (someone you should
> know about...) raced them for Triumph. He also crashed one into a
> train
> (and took a picture right after. Maybe that was Donald Healey, I'm
> not a
> big history buff.) I think.
>
>
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