Description:

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a genuine historic Dolomite Sprint touring car with period racing history.

It was imported as a stock street car to Finland in early 1976 to race in the Finnish Group 1 Touring Car Championship. There it underwent it’s racing transformation. The team sourced parts from Broadspeed, Mini Sport and Padiham/Burnley. They were also in contact with British Leyland Special Tuning Department as well as Broadspeed for tuning advice. The car was built to the highest standards of this time and have a lot of similarities with the works cars. According to team driver it is a beautifully balanced car. 

The team raced successfully in Finland until 1981 when the engine was disassembled between seasons and the car went into storage until this day. It never got any further modifications for newer racing classes and regulations. The car stands today exactly the way it was when it finished it’s last race in -81. It even got it's racing livery and scrutiny stamps intact. A real time capsule.

Period parts:
Broadspeed cylinder head and intake with twin Webers
Broadspeed group A camshaft
Adjustable camshaft sprocket
Support bearing for auxiliary drive shaft
Broadspeed close ratio gearbox: 1st 2.24 2nd 1.57 3rd 1.23 4th 1.1
Limited slip differential
Strengthened drive shafts
Temperature sensors in differential and gearbox
12 blade water pump impeller
Larger alternator pulley
Oil cooler with high flow hoses (Oil system designed not to stress oil pump)
Remote oil filter for larger TR2-4 style insert filters
Baffled oil sump
Smiths Chronometric tacho driven off the camshaft
Adjustable Koni coilovers in rear
Adjustable Aluminium Koni coilovers in front
Vented front brake rotors
Drilled back plates for rear drum brakes
Braided brake hoses
Twin circuit Ford Capri 3000 brake master cylinder
Red Top fuel pump
Bladder fuel tank with filler neck in boot - still holding fuel
Six point stainless roll cage

Modern updates:
Lightened flywheel balanced together with crank and harmonic balancer
Matched and balanced conrods
ARP main and conrod bolts
New custom Ferrea stainless valves in sleeved guides and mira cut seats by JP Motorsport Sweden
A-Series electronic racing distributor with 22 degrees centrifugal advance without vacuum
Mangoletsi progressive throttle linkage

The car got perfect patina with all period race gadgets. Body has no rust. It got some small battle scars on drivers door but no other crash damage or repairs. Subframe and suspension is very tidy. Interior is immaculate - no lacquer cracks on wood trim.

The engine is newly built to it’s last race specifications with some modern updates. Brake system had a complete rebuild. The car is in running order but needs shakedown. It will also need update to modern safety standards.

Price £17000 or highest offer.

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