The Dolomite started out, not as a Dolomite at all, but as the small and fully equipped front wheel drive Triumph 1300. In its lifetime, it saw front wheel drive, rear wheel drive (and a four wheel drive one-off) and engines that ranged from a three-bearing ohv 1300 to a 16-valve, 2-litre powerhouse.
The development story
Born in 1965, died in 1980, the Dolomite range earned many friends. This article charts the development of the car that started out as "project Ajax". |
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Buy parts from Rimmer Bros
If you you're after anything for your Triumph 1300 or Dolomite, Rimmer Bros' online purchasing website has everything you'll ever need... |
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Projects and prototypes
Styling sketches and models for the Ajax project... |
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1300>Dolomite timeline
Dale Turley's year-by-year run-down of the life and times of the small Triumph. |
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Triumph Dolomite: the ninth greatest BMC>Rover
| In 2004, austin-rover.co.uk polled its readers to decide what are the ten greatest cars to have been produced by BMC>Rover. The Triumph Dolomite featured on that list... |
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Autocars Triumph 1300
Israeli offshoot Autocars built the Triumph 1300 from CKD kits for several years, alongside their own range of Triumph-based models. There was also a 1500cc version, which continued to use the original bodyshell... |
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Dolomite Sprint: a personal perspective
Michael Wynn-Williams expresses his mixed emotions about Sprint ownership... |
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Panther Rio
A restyled Dolomite built to Rolls-Royce standards. It did not sell... |
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Triumph under Leyland
The story of how Triumph rose to prominence after the company was taken over by Leyland - and how it faded away when it became part of the Specialist Division |
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Triumphs in production
Pictures of Triumphs rolling off the line at Canley |
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Publicity material
Here you'll find a useful listing of Triumph 1300, 1500, Toledo and Dolomite brochures and press photos, featuring items from both the UK and overseas markets. All of the press photos listed can be viewed online; some of the brochures can also be viewed in full, while for most of the others, the covers can either be viewed or previewed. New items will be added from time to time, as they become available. |
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