Douglas Car Company
Douglas Car Company Limited | |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1991 |
resolution | 1998 |
Seat | Barking , London |
management | Skip Pearson, Reg Talbot |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Douglas Car Company Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Skip Pearson and Reg Talbot founded in 1991, the company in the London district of Barking . They started making automobiles and kits . The brand name was Douglas . Production ended in 1998. A total of about 15 copies were made.
Some sources give a connection to Cyprus but do not give any details.
vehicles
The only model was the TF designed by Derek Douglas. This was the replica of the MG TF . One version had the chassis of a Triumph model . Questioning came Triumph Herald , Spitfire and Vitesse . Another version had a chassis developed in-house, using many parts from the rear-wheel drive Ford Escort . The open body was made of fiberglass .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Douglas (III).
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 456. (English)
- Steve Hole: AZ of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949 . Haynes Publishing, Sparkford 2012, ISBN 978-1-84425-677-8 , pp. 76 (English).
Web links
- Allcarindex (accessed May 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Douglas (III).
- ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 456. (English)
- ^ A b Steve Hole: AZ of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949 . Haynes Publishing, Sparkford 2012, ISBN 978-1-84425-677-8 , pp. 76 (English).