Atlantis Motor Company

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Atlantis Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1980
resolution 1986
Seat Thetford , Norfolk , United Kingdom
management Michael Booth
Branch Automobile manufacturer
Website www.atlantismotorcompany.com

Atlantis Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1980 Michael Booth founded the company in Thetford in the county of Norfolk . He started producing automobiles and kits in 1982 . The brand name was Atlantis . Production ended in 1986. A total of about 14 copies were made. The molds for the bodies are again in the possession of Michael Booth after having belonged to Ronart Cars for some time .

vehicles

Vehicles in the style of the 1930s were on offer. In addition to coupés , there were also some convertibles that were given the model name Alcaeus . A six-cylinder engine from the Jaguar XJ 6 powered the vehicles. Only one vehicle that was used in car races received a V8 engine from Chevrolet . Initially, only complete vehicles were on offer at prices starting at £ 39,000 . The vehicle was later also available as a kit .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Atlantis.
  • 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 , pp. 91-92. (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. 29 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Atlantis.
  2. ↑ 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 , pp. 91-92. (English)
  3. ^ 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. 29 (English).