American Custom & Component Cars

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American Custom & Component Cars
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founding 1980s
resolution 1980s
Seat Boise , Idaho , USA
Branch Automobiles

American Custom & Component Cars was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Boise , Idaho . In 1982, around 1982 or the 1980s, it manufactured automobiles and kit cars . The brand name was American Custom & Component Cars . The production of one model was taken over by Long and Newman Coach Builders , founded in 1983 .

vehicles

One model was the replica of the Jaguar XK 120 . A picture shows the version as a roadster .

The range also included a replica of the De Tomaso Pantera . This model was adopted by Long & Newman. There the vehicle had a tubular frame, a body made of fiberglass and optionally a V6 engine from Chevrolet or a V8 engine from Ford with a displacement of 5700 cc .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 50. (English)
  2. a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on April 2, 2017)
  3. ^ D'Auto (Dutch, accessed April 2, 2017)
  4. opencorporates zu Long and Newman Coach Builders (accessed April 2, 2017)