Central Vehicles Conversions

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Central Vehicle Conversions (CVC) Limited
legal form Limited
founding 1985
resolution 1987
Seat Ravenstone , Leicestershire
management Bob Williams
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Central Vehicle Conversions (CVC) Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Bob Williams founded on 12 August 1985, the company in Ravenstone in the county of Leicestershire . John Fitzpatrick stood by his side. The connection to RW Services is unclear. He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Bedouin . Production ended in 1987. A total of about 20 copies were made.

vehicles

The base of the vehicles formed a chassis of Citroen . Mostly they were chassis from the 2 CV , but those from Dyane and Ami 6 could be used as well. A body in the form of a small station wagon was placed on top. The body was initially made of plywood and later made of fiberglass . The two - cylinder boxer engine was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove the front wheels.

The vehicle is referred to as the British equivalent of the Citroën Méhari .

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. 141. (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. 37 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 141. (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. 37 (English).