Awesome John. You're an amazing man. Previous owner will be very happy that the car and parts went to you. Beautiful looking property that you have there too. Looks like you and the Missus + Family are proud of you. You're living the life !
Brilliant. I can do basic stuff on a car heads etc but nothing fancy. But I was a computer programmer and then project manager for my working life. So I love order and process and planning. Prototypes, testing refine. Purchase hardware for the system. Those big datacentres with their racks and cables. Lots of spreadsheets. Some of those projects would go for 2 years or more. And always drama. And budgets. I could not do what you do but I feel the process. My results are lost to time and the speed of change in the computer industry. But the pride still remains. A physical result as in a car is a great triumph... haha
What I really like about your car is its "rough edges". They are a testament to decades of regular use, a tribute to all the hands that have worked on it over the years and a celebration of a much simpler time.
Thankyou for showing us your car John. Across the ditch from you in the mid 50's to 1962 my late father owned a 1939 Dolomite sport saloon. It was black and had the optional 14/60 four over the 1500cc version that the smaller saloons had earlier on ( I see you have the 2 litre 6). I remember it had these huge wheel discs over the wire wheels. At one time he opened a rear door and it fell off due to rot in the Ash framing. Luckily he had a mate who was a coach builder who worked for the New Plymouth City Council bus Depot who repaired it for him. He sold it in 1962 and went to a 55 Hillman Minx MKVIII, but of all the cars he owned it was the Dolomite he raved about...always referring to it as "The Dolomite", never the Triumph. Sadly not long after he sold it ( to a young fella he worked with) it blew up with a rod out the side and ended up in the local landfill. I still have the handle off the sliding sunroof and kept this when I found it clearing out my parents house when both of them had passed. I also found a tattered copy of the 1938 Earls Court Motor Show edition of Auto Car in which there is a write up on the Dolomites and Vitesses. I think dad would have really liked a Grey Lady Alvis at the time but a Dolomite was what he could afford ( he also looked at a 14/60 Vitesse), but he loved that car and said later he wished he could afford to have kept it. I had a Grey Lady in the 90's but I wished I had dads Dolomite ( I can still picture myself as a nipper sitting in the back on the green cracked leather seats and can almost smell it).
Thank you so much for posting. 600,000 miles! Wow, you are amazing with your dedication and obvious love of beautiful machinery! Just love the little period additions, the bent crank and caustic soda foot steps in particular. I look forward to seeing other postings of yours. All the best from the U.K. 👍
I always had a feeling that triumph motors made the bikes originally, thanks for confirming it mate ,I love triumphs and this is a beauty,1933 and starts first time,love it 🙂
More patina than car, and the turning circle of a freight train, but an amazing vehicle, and an interesting history. And what an engine sound! Would be nice to see more total shots of the car tho.
dear john ...my hat and heart goes out to you..and your vision says alot about the auto and your mind..hear in canada is almost impossible and to take it down and give back a ... ..story is very ...impressive while many auto's are hidden away ,,,you brought something back...perfection is in the eye of be holder..thank you again Derek
God that sounds gorgeous when you started her up! A tasteful rebuild and marriage of a chassis and different body. It's a credit to you and the old chap who had it for 65 odd years before you.
I'll bet there is less wind buffeting in that car with the high seat back than in my 56 Plus 4. Great video (so far as I haven't watched all of it) Thank-you
Maybe that old boy ya got it from would have done the same thing you did. He might have been a bit too old to do all that work. Its an honorable build. Really cool, its got the patina big time.
Que hermoso es ver un coche de epoca tal y cual como era, en los años de produccion y no verlo totalmente restaurado como se le ocurra o invente un restaurador de coches de epoca , ojala lo mantenga asi y solo le de mantenimiento para que siga funcionando
Beautiful car. Does the "27" on the tail imply it had a racing history? I owned a going Mayflower at one time and a Renown in desperate need of restoration but while I had the cars I learned about Triumph car history and I dreamed of finding one of the three straight 8 Dolomites that were made. Given they were so rare, all are gone now, someone like yourself might be interested in building a straight 8 replica. I read that it was based on the Alfa Romeo straight 8. That would be a wonderful car to bring into existence again. But you have preserved two parts of motoring history by mating the Triumph chassis and motor with a period build racing body. Nice work.
New subscriber here. Super cool car. I am starting a youtube channel as soon as i have everythign sourced as well as a decent machine shop so I can make all mytown parts and adapters. I am building a 1928 Morgan RIP MG special three wheeler with 4 wheels. Thank you for sharing the video.
Thank you very much sir for keeping it faithful to its form and era, even with the worn upholstery, it gives you, what no restorer would give you, that feeling of the passage of time!!! If with your permission I would like to draw it in 3D and upload it to a well-known website that specializes in this type of drawings, and if you would let me put the link of this video next to the drawing, so that others can see it. From now on, a fraternal hug also from southern Argentina!!!
There's only one thing wrong with that car I'm afraid to say - and that is that it isn't mine. It is so beautiful and I wish I wasn't so far away here in England so that I might get a chance to see it in real life. Congratulations on producing a wonderful car.
This is cool as fuck Mate! but you probably should tidy up the rats nest wiring 14:38 so your passenger doesn't get tangled up in it. I'm in Idaho & amongst other things I'm building a period correct 29 Packard super 8 speedster.
What a truly fantastic car. I love these types of sports cars and their authentic look. Of course I have no problem with a completely restored, shiny version, but I also think this version is beautiful (maybe even more beautiful), especially if the car is technically in order. - Another question; How on earth can you keep your hat on while driving this open car? If I do that in my car, the thing is guaranteed to blow off my head. ;)
