Panther Rio: the Triumph Dolomite that costs more than a Jaguar XJ
Articles | History and culture

Panther Rio: the Triumph Dolomite that costs more than a Jaguar XJ

Bob Jankel of Panther had the great idea of building a luxury car based on the Triumph Dolomite. Was the Panther Rio the first premium-priced small car, or just an expensive folly?

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Models: Dolomite Sprint

Keywords: Converters

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Avon Acclaim: adding pace and posh to the LC9

Ladbroke Avon put together an interesting upmarket version of the Acclaim. It was initially only made available through the Henlys franchise, before being offered to a wider audience after the Turbo was launched in 1983. As a result, the Avon Acclaim sold

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Crayford Engineering TR7 Tracer: the sporting Triumph that failed to make the grade

Crayford Engineering sought to produce an interesting variation on the TR7 theme, and ended up hatching out this little beauty. Now restored and owned by Chris Turner, the Chairman of the TR Drivers Club, it made its show debut at the Practical Classics R

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Bobcat - Dolomite
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Bobcat - Dolomite's replacement could have saved Triumph?

You know the drill – the company’s products were often controversial, but it’s the cars that weren’t made that are truly interesting. I mean, here’s one worthy of conversation – the Triumph Bobcat.

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Models: 1300 1300/1300TC / 1500 1500/1500TC / Dolomite Sprint

Keywords: Giovanni Michelotti / Harry Webster / Prototypes

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