Ayrespeed

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Brookland Motor Company (1993–1994)
Ayrespeed (1994–1998)
legal form
founding 1993
resolution 1998
Seat Kensington , London
management Iain Ayre
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Ayrespeed , previously the Brookland Motor Company , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The author Iain Ayre founded the Brookland Motor Company in 1993 in the London borough of Kensington . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was initially Brookland . In 1994 the name was changed to Ayrespeed . That also became the new brand name. Production ended in 1998. A total of about four copies were made.

vehicles

Brand name Brookland

The only model was the Swallow . This was a 1960s-style four-seater small car with three wheels with the single wheel at the rear. The chassis was made of steel . Many parts came from the Mini . This model remained a one-off.

Brand name Ayrespeed

The only model was the Six . This was a replica of a Jaguar XK 120 as a roadster . The Jaguar XJ 6 formed the basis . About three copies were made of this.

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 , pp. 122 and 200. (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. 32 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b 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. 122 and 200. (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. 32 (English).