Burlington Design Group

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Burlington Motor Spares (1981–1988)
Burlington Motor Company (1988–1989)
Burlington Design Group (1989–1992)

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founding 1980 or 1981
resolution 1992
Seat Northampton , Northamptonshire
management Haydn Davies
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Burlington SS
Burlington Arrow
Burlington Berretta

Burlington Design Group , previously Burlington Motor Spares and Burlington Motor Company , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

In 1980 or 1981 Haydn Davies founded the company Burlington Motor Spares in Southam in the county Warwickshire . He started producing automobiles, kits and building instructions. The brand name was Burlington . In 1988 the name was changed to Burlington Motor Company and the company moved to Northampton in Northamptonshire . From 1989 the company was called Burlington Design Group . Production ended in 1992. A total of 120 copies were made.

Haydn Davies is now selling construction plans again.

vehicles

SS

The only self-made motor vehicle model was the SS . Initially, the chassis from Triumph Herald and Triumph Vitesse were available. Later chassis from Ford Escort , MG B and Morris Marina were added. The body was made of metal , plywood , fiberglass and aluminum . The open body without doors offered space for two people. Doors were available from 1982. The front was similar to the Morgan Motor Company vehicles . 120 copies were made between 1980 and 1986. Then the Dorian Motor Company took over the project and sold another 80 copies of their Dorian SS by 1988 .

Arrow

In 1982 the Arrow appeared, which resembled the SS. The company only offered plans for around £ 15 plus some parts. The buyer had to make many parts himself. Chassis from Triumph Spitfire , Triumph Herald, Triumph Vitesse and MG B were suitable. There were small steering fenders on the front wheels .

Berretta

In 1985 the Berretta added to the range. In contrast to the Arrow, it had long front fenders and was available with its own steel frame on request. Burlington sold about 6,000 plans for Arrow and Berretta. This resulted in around 600 vehicles.

Chieftain

Burlington sold about 500 plans to build the Chieftain between 1983 and 1992, resulting in about 150 vehicles. The chassis of the Triumph Spitfire and Triumph Herald, which differed in their wheelbase , were available. A body made from the same materials as the other models was mounted on top. The finished vehicle was visually similar to the Willys MB .

Centurion

Quincy-Lynn Enterprises from the USA sold about 80,000 plans to build the Quincy-Lynn in the USA. Burlington also offered plans for this model between 1985 and 1987. However, this only resulted in a vehicle.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Burlington.
  • 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. 225. (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. 48 (English).

Web links

Commons : Burlington Design Group  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Burlington.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g 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. 225. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g 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. 48 (English).