Broomstick Cars
Broomstick Cars Limited | |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1972 |
Seat | Leighton Buzzard , Bedfordshire |
management | Michael Moore |
Branch | automobile |
Website | www.broomstickcars.co.uk |
Broomstick Cars Limited is a British company in the automotive and former automobile manufacturer .
Company history
Michael Moore founded the company in 1972 in Leighton Buzzard in the county of Bedfordshire . He began selling spare parts for Jaguar Cars vehicles . In 1993 the production of automobiles and kits was added. The brand name was Broomstick . Production ended in 1999. A total of 36 copies were made. The company is still active.
vehicles
The only model was the BS 120 . This was the replica of the Jaguar XK 120 . A ladder frame formed the basis. A fiberglass body was mounted on top. Many parts came from Jaguar.
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. 201. (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. 44 (English).
Web links
- Company website (accessed May 1, 2015)
- Allcarindex (accessed May 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 201. (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. 44 (English).