Stuart Taylor Motorsport

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Stuart Taylor Motorsport
legal form
founding 1998
Seat Ilkeston , Derbyshire
management Ian Gray
Branch Automobile manufacturer
Website www.stuart-taylor.co.uk

Stuart Taylor Motorsport is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1998 Ian Gray founded the company in Ilkeston in the county of Derbyshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name is Stuart Taylor . A total of around 500 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

The first model was the MK 1 . This was a replica of the first generation Austin-Healey Sprite . A tubular spaceframe designed by Ivan Gilmore formed the basis. An open body made of fiberglass was mounted on top. The engine came from Ford . This model was made from 1998 to 1999 and remained a unique piece.

The next model was the Loco . This was a Lotus Seven- style vehicle . Different engines drove the vehicles. Since 2007 Aries Motorsport has continued production under its own brand name as Aries STM Loco . So far, around 350 copies of this model have been made by both manufacturers.

In 2001, Stuart Taylor Motorsport took over the production of a model from Midtec Sports Cars , developed a new tubular frame and launched it as the Midtec Spyder . This was an open two-seater. The engine was mounted lengthways behind the seats. Various V2 engines from motorcycles drove the vehicles. Midway Sports Cars continued production from 2005 to 2006 under its own brand name as Midway Midtec . All manufacturers produced around 32 copies of this model.

In 2003, the production of the Phoenix model began in the Mk 1 and Mk 2 versions . This model was adopted by Sylva Autokits , who previously marketed it as Sylva Striker . This was also an open two-seater. Cyana Cars and Rainbird Racing later continued production with brand names unclear. These models found around 130 buyers, again based on all manufacturers of these models.

The pulsar has been part of the range since 2005 . This is an open racing car. Previous manufacturers were Midas Racing Services , Brace Engineering and Pulsar Sportscars . Phil Alcock is involved. Various motorcycle engines drive the vehicles. From this model, the various manufacturers have built around 15 vehicles so far.

The single-seater F 1-67 racing car has been around since 2008 . It is inspired by a Formula 1 racing car from Honda Racing F1 from the 1960s. The vehicles are powered by a General Motors V8 engine . The model is not available as a kit and has about five buyers so far.

There is also the ST-MX 11 , a 1950s-style open-top racing car with a Mazda MX-5 engine and the RA-302 , which is based on the 1968 Honda RA302 racing car .

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1526. (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. 91, 147, 169, 173, 195-196 and 201 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1526. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g 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. 91, 147, 169, 173, 195-196 and 201 (English).