On Mon, 29 Jul 1996, Jerry McDonald wrote:
> Just got a wild hair and thought I'd consult the experts. Does anybody
> know if the Dolomite/Sprints ever made to the US (unlikely) or Canada?
> They sure would be a nice daily commuter or small family car. Don't any of
> our UK listmembers own one, never hear talk of them?
I speak only for the U.S. market, which received NONE of the
"non-sports" models of Triumph after that watershed year of 1967 (I
count the Stag amongst "sports" models here). It was understandable that
S-T USA was not interested in "Federalizing" the by-then aging Herald
line, but they never seemed interested at all in promoting the 2000 and
2.5 sedan line here (which they probably should have done). If they had
done that, AND worked with the 1300/1500 and later Dolomite line in the
U.S., and if pigs could fly, and, and....
--Andy "ain't hindsight grand?" Mace
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