Bamby Cars
Bamby Cars Limited
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1982 |
resolution | 1985 |
Seat | Leeds , Yorkshire , UK |
management | Alan Evans |
Branch | Automobiles |
Bamby Cars Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Alan Evans founded on 18 March 1982, the company in Leeds in the county of Yorkshire . He started producing automobiles in 1983. The brand name was Bamby . Production ended in 1985. The London Gazette announced on March 22, 1985 that a creditors' meeting would be held on April 3. A total of around 50 vehicles were built.
In 2011 Evans founded Bambycars and has been manufacturing vehicles again since then.
vehicles
The only model was a single-seat microcar . The body was made of glass fiber reinforced plastic . A special feature was the wing door with which the first models were equipped. Later models had a normally hinged door. The tricycle had a rear single wheel. A moped engine with 50 cm³ displacement , which came either from Minarelli , Suzuki or Yamaha , propelled the vehicle. The curb weight was given as 107 kg. The price of £ 1,389 plus tax was too high for any major market success.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Bamby.
- George Nicholas 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. 130. (English)
Web links
- Allcarindex (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Bamby.
- ↑ 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. 130. (English)
- ↑ opencorporates (English, accessed on August 12, 2017)
- ↑ The London Gazette, March 22, 1985 (accessed August 12, 2017)