Armstrong Motorworks

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Armstrong Motorworks
legal form
founding around 1989
resolution around 1991
Seat Rancho Cucamonga , California , USA
Branch Automobiles

Armstrong Motorworks (also spelled Armstrong Motor Works ) was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded around 1989 in Rancho Cucamonga , California . An advertisement from September 10, 1989 has survived. In 1990 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Armstrong . Production ended around 1991. A total of at least ten vehicles were built.

A source says the company later traded as Ryane Motorsports .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer, which was named Titan or Countach , depending on the source . It was a replica of a Lamborghini Countach . A grid frame made of steel formed the basis. A closed plastic body was mounted on top. A Chevrolet V8 powered the vehicles. It had a displacement of 5000 cc . An increase in engine power was possible by means of charging for an additional charge. A source cites a new price of $ 70,000 .

The vehicles are described as high quality by several sources.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Armstrong (II).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 71. (English)
  3. ↑ a b d'Auto (Dutch, accessed February 25, 2017)
  4. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on February 25, 2017)
  5. ^ Advertisement in The San Bernardino County Sun, September 10, 1989. (accessed February 25, 2017)
  6. ↑ www.autocentral.com of March 30, 2001 (accessed February 25, 2017)
  7. ↑ Harold Pace: Lamborghini Cars History - Kit Carchives from November 1, 2005 (English, accessed February 25, 2017)