Autotrak (Cobretti)

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Cobretti Engineering (1989–1999)
Autotrak (Cobretti) Limited (since 1999)
legal form
founding 1989
Seat Morden , London
management Bob Busbridge, Martin Busbridge
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Cobretti 2009

Autotrak (Cobretti) Limited , previously Cobretti Engineering , is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Bob and Martin Busbridge founded Cobretti Engineering in 1989 in Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton . They started making automobiles and kits . The brand name was Cobretti . In 1992 the company moved to Wallington in the same district. In 1999 he moved to Morden in the London Borough of Merton and has since operated as Autotrak (Cobretti) Limited . A total of about 85 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

The only model is the Viper , adopted by Brightwheel Replicas . This is the replica of the AC Cobra . The Viper 4 was initially based on the Ford Cortina and later on the Ford Sierra and Ford Granada . A four-cylinder engine powers the vehicle. The Viper V8 is based on a model from Jaguar Cars . A V8 engine , either from Rover or from an American manufacturer, powers the vehicle. A twelve-cylinder Jaguar engine is used in the Viper V12 .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Cobretti.
  • 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. 320. (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. 59 (English).

Web links

Commons : Cobretti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 Cobretti.
  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 , p. 320. (English)
  3. 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. 59 (English).