Which car manufacturer made the Dolomite
Triumph Dolomite used Dolomite mechanicals (usually Sprints), but attached to a fibreglass sports car body. The Panther Rio was based on the Dolomite 1850 but was re-skinned with aluminium panels and had a completely revised interior. Also available was the Panther Rio Especiale, which used the Dolomite Sprint as a base. It was expensive, £9,445 for the Rio Especiale when, in February 1976, a Dolomite Sprint could be purchased for 3,283 and a V12 Jaguar XJ12 5.3 for 7,496. In total, 38 Rios were sold and were produced from 1975 to 1977. Triumph Dolomite The Triumph Dolomite popular small saloon car was
Triumph Dolomite with a large number of models and specifications. The Dolomite bodyshell was still being made as the basic Toledo (short boot bodyshell, OHV, rear-wheel drive), the 1500 TC (standard bodyshell, OHV, rear-wheel drive) and the Dolomite/Dolomite Sprint (Standard bodyshell, / , OHC, rear-wheel drive). In 1976, with the manufacturer effectively nationalised and following recommendations in the government commissioned Ryder Report, the Dolomite and other similarly bodied ranges were rationalised as follows: The Dolomite 1300 used the engine developed from the Herald and Spitfire, and replaced the Toledo as the basic model in the range. The body was identical except for