Alan Wilkinson Engineering
Alan Wilkinson Engineering | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1979 |
resolution | 1998 |
Seat | Yeovil , Somerset , United Kingdom |
management | Alan Wilkinson |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Alan Wilkinson Engineering was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Alan Wilkinson 1979, the company founded in Yeovil in the county of Somerset . He manufactured plastics and supplied aircraft manufacturers, among other things . In 1990 the production of automobiles and kits began . The brand name was AWE . Production ended in 1998. A total of about 15 copies were made.
vehicles
Wilkinson made the Roadster model . This was a 1930s style doorless roadster . The options were the Pintall versions with steering front fenders and Redwing with fixed front fenders. The basis was a modified chassis from Triumph . There was a choice of chassis from the Triumph Herald with a four-cylinder engine and from the Triumph Vitesse with a six-cylinder engine . A plastic body was mounted on top.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter AWE (II).
- 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. 122. (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. 32 (English).
Web links
- Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter AWE (II).
- ^ 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. 122. (English)
- ↑ a b c 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. 32 (English).