Bancroft Motorsport

Bancroft Motorsport was a German automobile production company that manufactured a two-seater roadster , the Bancroft , from 1991 to 1993 .

production

The roadster was produced at GFG-Exklusiv-Cars GmbH in Gronau (Westf.) , Where the Elisar was also manufactured. A limited edition of 300 copies was planned, but ultimately only 10 vehicles were built. Graf and Countess Beissel von Gymnich acted as publishers of the vehicles.

The Bancroft is a 1930s style two-seater roadster . The model was designed by the American racing driver Hugh Bancroft. It was powered by a modified V8 engine from the Mercedes-Benz 500 SL with 343 hp . The new price was between 300,000 and 396,000 DM .

literature

• Ulrich Kubisch : German car brands from A – Z. VF Verlagsgesellschaft, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-926917-09-1 .
• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• Helmut Luckner (editor): Auto catalog. Model year 1994. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 1993.

Web links

• The Bancroft on www.traumautoarchiv.de - pictures, technical data, information on production. (accessed December 9, 2012)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information in the sales prospectus of the Bancroft Roadster on page 3
2. ↑ Internet site from the Traumautoarchiv (accessed on December 9, 2012)
3. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 (chapter Bancroft).