Christopher Neil Sportscars

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Christopher Neil Sportscars was a British vehicle dealer and manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Christopher Dunscombe and Neil Shepherdson sold in their companies in Northwich in County Cheshire vehicles by Lotus Cars . They started producing automobiles and kits in 1984 . The brand name was CN . Production ended in 1989. A total of about 120 copies were made. The company's successor was Oakmere Lotus, which still exist today.

vehicles

The only model was the sprint . This was the replica of the Lotus Elan . Jago Automotive manufactured the chassis . A fiberglass body was mounted on top. In addition to an original Lotus engine, a Ford engine was also available.

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. 320. (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. 59 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 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. 320. (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. 59 (English).