Autocult

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Autocult
legal form
founding 1982
resolution 1985
Seat Dunbar , East Lothian
management Raymond Craig
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Autocult was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Raymond Craig founded the company in 1982 in Dunbar , East Lothian . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Autocult . Production ended in 1985. A total of about three copies were made.

vehicles

The first model was the Cobra . This was a replica of an AC Cobra . A copy was made between 1982 and 1983.

The Tigress followed . The chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis . The four - cylinder boxer engine was mounted in the rear. A fiberglass coupé body was mounted on the chassis, providing space for 2 + 2 people. A special feature were the doors that opened like the Lamborghini Countach . The optics are described as not the most beautiful vehicle and a bit unfortunate . Between 1983 and 1985, either about two or a few copies were made of this model.

literature

  • 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. 114. (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. 30 and 254 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 114. (English)
  2. ↑ 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. 30 and 254 (English).