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Panther
Solo
26 built, planned 100
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- 78.3 kW / 106 PSFactory: 105 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Len Bailey (structure); Ken Greenley (styling)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Solo was Panther's attempt at a light, compact and affordable mid-engined sports car, shown in 1984 after the company's retro roadsters.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Panther Solo (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
Panther Solo (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Thomas's Pics · CC BY 2.0
Panther Solo (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Project EM-25 was inaugurated in April 1983. Len Bailey drew the structure, and Ken Greenley styled the body.
In 1985 Young C Kim saw an early Toyota MR2 and the project was re-scaled: the original Solo body was lengthened and widened into a junior supercar.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Solo.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 78.3 kW / 106 PSFactory: 105 hp · converted1 Independently researchedOutput of the Escort XR3i engine that evo cites for the Solo, not a measured Solo figure. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 850 kgFactory: 850 kg1 Independently researchedClaimed upper bound ('less than 850 kg'), not a measured weight. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Panther Solo 1 - dead on arrival Level C evo
- its 105bhp Escort XR3i engine
- claimed to weigh less than 850kg
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