Blee Motors

Blee Motors
legal form
founding	1986
resolution	1989
Seat	Killingworth , Tyne and Wear
management	Dave Brooks Richard Martin John Woolatt
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Blee Motors was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Dave Brooks, Richard Martin and John Woolatt founded the company in 1986 in Killingworth , County Tyne and Wear . They started producing automobiles, motorcycles, and kits . The brand name was Unicorn . Production ended in 1989. A total of about four copies were made.

vehicles

The Blee model was inspired by the Lotus Seven . The open two-seater body was made of aluminum . The front fenders were designed to be steering. Many parts came from the Morris Marina . One copy was made between 1986 and 1987.

A kit motorcycle was on offer between 1988 and 1989 and found three buyers. The frame looked like that of the Yamaha FJ 900 . Many parts came from Suzuki GS 500 E , including the four-stroke engine .

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1642. (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. 264 (English).

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1642. (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. 264 (English).