This brings back some exciting memories - I used to work for Gerry and his road-going Dolly was just as fast. I’ll never forget our journeys from Finchley Road in London to his Silverstone workshops…roundabouts were a blur of wrist flicking, dancing feet, and me hanging on for dear life!
@simonyoung509 Guess you was racing against the broadspeed team back then? Ended up working with ex Broadspeed fellas back in the day. Fantastic era back then.
I used to drive my mums dolly sprint like that round Guildford area in the late 70’s. Passed my driving test in it! Wonderful film lovely to see and hear them all including Barry Sheen wonderful era. Gerry M’s power to weight ratio was err.. compromised a little perhaps! 😂
Nice oldskool video. The Dolly Sprint was a real trendsetter. The first production saloon with 4 valves per cylinder, if i remember correctly. In the 1980's the Japanese ran away with that idea and produced many cars and bikes with 16valve technology. European car brands played catch up. Now pretty much every ICE car has 4valves/cylinder.
Sounds like Fred "How!/World Of Sport/Gambit" Dineage doing the voice over. Excellent track action with lots of drifting and body roll. Really enjoyed it!
My grandfather had a dolly sprint in his seventies he used to drive round fields with me as a passenger with a shotgun poking out of my window shooting rabbits, he lost it on a roundabout near Winchester in the wet , no damage but he decided to get something slower so he got a gsa citreon which was faster on roundabouts!!!
It's fantastic racing and as it should be but Lanfrancchi cheated on the last bend too win. Clear as day. Car racing isn't the same any more. The cars were just damn cool and the drivers turned up with big hair and usually a cigarette in hand. Golden days.
This brings back some exciting memories - I used to work for Gerry and his road-going Dolly was just as fast. I’ll never forget our journeys from Finchley Road in London to his Silverstone workshops…roundabouts were a blur of wrist flicking, dancing feet, and me hanging on for dear life!
What was the best car Gerry ever had in stock for sale you liked ???
Cool memories 👍
@@chiefrocka8604 I remember an Alfa Romeo Montreal, rhd in red…very exotic looking and great sound
@simonyoung509
Guess you was racing against the broadspeed team back then?
Ended up working with ex Broadspeed fellas back in the day.
Fantastic era back then.
Back in the days,where not all was completely perfect.This footage makes me big smile.
I used to drive my mums dolly sprint like that round Guildford area in the late 70’s. Passed my driving test in it! Wonderful film lovely to see and hear them all including Barry Sheen wonderful era. Gerry M’s power to weight ratio was err.. compromised a little perhaps! 😂
Back when touring cars were interesting!❤
Yeah dull as ditchwater now
Nice oldskool video. The Dolly Sprint was a real trendsetter. The first production saloon with 4 valves per cylinder, if i remember correctly.
In the 1980's the Japanese ran away with that idea and produced many cars and bikes with 16valve technology. European car brands played catch up.
Now pretty much every ICE car has 4valves/cylinder.
hahaha first corner sideways, as soon as I saw the meaty hands I knew it was Gerry :D RIP fella.
Loved my Doli Sprints back in the day. Beautiful comfortable and performance. Used to watch them racing at Mallory And Donnington
Sounds like Fred "How!/World Of Sport/Gambit" Dineage doing the voice over. Excellent track action with lots of drifting and body roll. Really enjoyed it!
You don't get racers like this any more and what a dam shame !
Quite some blasts from the past... especially Barry Sheene!
Wonderful, thank you!
That’s Very interesting on the Triumph Dolomite Sprint Rally Racing
My grandfather had a dolly sprint in his seventies he used to drive round fields with me as a passenger with a shotgun poking out of my window shooting rabbits, he lost it on a roundabout near Winchester in the wet , no damage but he decided to get something slower so he got a gsa citreon which was faster on roundabouts!!!
Great to see this
Nowadays its called 'ballast'
In the old days it was called 'balls of steel'
15:25 some serious boat racing 😂
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Is that gary numan at 9.45
Well spotted. Looks like him, but that guy sounds like he's from the Midlands.
lovely countersteer action
It's fantastic racing and as it should be but Lanfrancchi cheated on the last bend too win. Clear as day. Car racing isn't the same any more. The cars were just damn cool and the drivers turned up with big hair and usually a cigarette in hand. Golden days.
Defrankie goes off roading bloody ridiculous
A young Andy Rouse who went onto become a pioneer of British MSport & the man in the Btcc.
Don’t breed them like that no more!
The crap music really dates this, I`d have preferred the music of the engines.