Ayrspeed-Manx

Manx Cars (1991–1998) Ayrspeed-Manx (1998–2000)
legal form
founding	1991
resolution	2000
Seat	Reading , Berkshire , United Kingdom
management	Jim Clark
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Manx

Ayrspeed-Manx , previously Manx Cars , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1991 Jim Clark founded the company Manx Cars in Riseley in the county of Berkshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Manx . In 1998 the name was changed to Ayrspeed-Manx and the company moved to Reading , also in Berkshire. Iain Ayr was involved at times. Production ended in 2000. A total of about nine copies were made.

Fereday Cars from Hartley Wintney under the direction of Alan Fereday continued production from 2000 to 2002 under the brand name Vario .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. This was an open vehicle based on the Citroën 2 CV and offered space for two or four people. A hardtop was available from 1993 .

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 947. (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. 157 (English).

Web links

Commons : Ayrspeed-Manx  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Allcarindex (accessed May 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 947. (English)
2. ↑ 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. 157 (English).