1974 Dolomite Sprint

[SiC]

I've never really understood why they haven't gone ballistic in price like it's Ford's and BMWs competitors of the time have.

[SiC]

This is the video that convinced me that, if I get a Dolomite, it has to be a Sprint.
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[mercrocker]

I've never really understood why they haven't gone ballistic in price like it's Ford's and BMWs competitors of the time have.

I wonder how much it affected Dolly image and hence values having the sibling 1300/1500 models re-badged (or even offered at all). If there was only ever the 1850/Sprint it might have been a different matter......

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I've never really understood why they haven't gone ballistic in price like it's Ford's and BMWs competitors of the time have.

Because they weren't as good.

[SiC]

I've never really understood why they haven't gone ballistic in price like it's Ford's and BMWs competitors of the time have.

Because they weren't as good.

When has that ever really affected a classic cars modern day value?

[SiC]

Should there be an o-ring on the middle bit of this piston?

[Eddie Honda]

No the piston seal is below it. That's all there is.

[SiC]

I know there is a seal below but what is that grove in the middle for, if not for an o-ring?

[Eddie Honda]

Decoration

[Junkman]

I've never really understood why they haven't gone ballistic in price like it's Ford's and BMWs competitors of the time have.

Because they weren't as good.

Correct. They were a lot better and especially better looking.
I always wonder why people seem to have forgotten just how incredibly shit Fords and especially BMWs of that era were. But as has been said, the degree of shitness has no, or even a positive influence on classic car prices, see Shitrun DS, She Type, the 190 SL and Dubs.