Bradley Motor Company
Bradley Motor Company | |
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legal form | Company |
founding | 1990 |
resolution | 1994 |
Seat | Whalley , Lancashire , United Kingdom |
management | Tony Place |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Bradley Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
1990 Tony Place founded the company in Whalley in the county of Lancashire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Bradley . Production ended in 1994. Thor Conversion Services from Blackburn continued production until 1996 while retaining the brand name.
vehicles
One model was the S 61 . This was a 1950s-style flat two-seater roadster that resembled the vehicles used by Ashley Laminates and Falcon Cars at the time . The basis was a spaceframe chassis. Initially, many parts from the Ford Ten or the Vauxhall Viva were used, later from the second generation Ford Escort . In November 1995 the price for a kit was £ 2702 including VAT . About two copies of this model were made.
In addition, a model with steel frame in the range, which for receiving a standing V8 engine from Rover was suitable.
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 , p. 188. (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. 42 (English).
Web links
- Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 188. (English)
- ↑ a b c d 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. 42 (English).