MGS5 in the wild?

[Lovemyev]

Dolomite engine was 1850, my dad had one. I remember it had an aluminium cylinder head with steel studs, so they welded themselves together!

Sorry - Yeah typo.
1850cc for the standard Dolomite.
I very nearly bought a Sprint about 3 months before I left the dealership.
I had a tip off from my friend in sales, that it had been traded in for really cheap money, because it was running rough and needed some work.
Probably needed a new head gasket and a new radiator to fix it.
I was saving for a house at the time and was encouraged to pass on it by my then girlfriend .
I left the dealership and both of my friends who remained there, both bought Dolomites about 3 months later.
One was the 1850 and the second one was the 2000cc Sprint.
Both finished in white.
They offered to use them as cars for our wedding.
That’s the closest I got to owning one myself.
Triumph were open to trying different things to other manufacturers back then.
I clearly remember them bringing out the 2.5 PI with Lucas fuel injection.
Great when it was working correctly, but spit flames when it had problems.
Happy days !.

 

[NickHeynes]

Sorry , this thread has been Hijacked but I remember my Dad opening his Dolly up full throttle while we were on holiday in Scotland. Wow that thing flew along (probably not as fast as I thought but I was only 12!)

 

[TimothyN]

I've never driven a Spitfire, but I've flown one.

Any points for that?

 

[Hallix73]

My first car was a Triumph 1500TC, the forerunner of the Dolomite. I really wanted a Stag though when I was 18.

I have a 73' STAG!!! Original V8......

 

[bilbo]

Nice. The doggy in the foreground doesn't look that impressed though.

 

[bilbo]

Of course the car I really coveted was the Lotus Esprit (yes, because of the spy who loved me). I did eventually end up with an S2 Elise (with the rover 1.8 K series engine, so still sort of on the highjacked thread topic)

 

[German Paddy]

Back to the roots.
I am one of 4 MGS5 owners in Mayo, Ireland. Haven't seen any of my brother or sisters.
Great data available for Ireland at SIMI Motorstats

 

[MG Clive]

I have a 73' STAG!!! Original V8......

That's really nice @Hallix73

 

[Lovemyev]

I have a 73' STAG!!! Original V8......

That is a cracking example TBF.
It takes a lot of work / time & money to have a Stag in that condition, you have my respect my friend.
I know the thread has gone a bit “off topic” but, sharing stories and experiences is what it all about really folks.