Cheetah Cars (New Zealand)
| Cheetah Cars | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1989 |
| resolution | 1996 |
| Seat | Auckland , New Zealand |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
| Website | www.cheetahcars.co.nz |
Cheetah Cars was a New Zealand manufacturer of automobiles . Another source uses the name Cheetah Kit Cars Limited . The company was based in Auckland .
Company history
The company started producing automobiles in 1989. The brand name was Cheetah . Production ended in 1996. Other sources give the production period as 1987 to 1990 and 1988 to 1990. A total of nine vehicles were built.
vehicles
The only model was a roadster . It was similar to the Jaguar E-Type . The base was the Holden Kingswood . Even its rear window was used as a windshield . The track width was 6 inches (about 15 cm) wider than the original. Motors Holden and V8 engines from Ford drove to the vehicles.
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. 268. (English)
Web links
- Cheetah Cars (accessed December 6, 2015)
- Allcarindex (accessed December 6, 2015)
