Clan engine

Clan Crusader from Clan Motor

Clan of Clan Cars (NI)

Clan Clover from Clan Cars (NI)

The communities Motor Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer based in Washington , Tyne and Wear . Kit cars were built there from 1972 to 1974 .

Clan engine

The Clan Crusader introduced in 1972 was based on the Hillman Imp . Its 875 cm³ four-cylinder in-line engine with an overhead camshaft made 51 bhp (38 kW) and was installed in the rear.

The small, two-seater sports car was equipped with a GRP body and was also often used in competitions.

In 1974 production ended after around 350 vehicles were manufactured.

model	Construction period	cylinder	Displacement	power	at speed	wheelbase
Crusader	1972-1974	4 row	875 cc	51 bhp (38 kW)	6100 min -1	2102 mm

Clan Cars (NI)

Between 1982 and 1987, presented Clan Cars (NI) from Northern Ireland again Vehicles ago, as communities were marketed.

The first model without its own model name was based on the original rear-engined Crusader, but had pop-up headlights . Of these, around 130 vehicles were built.

There was also Clan Clover from 1986 to 1987. He had a mid-engine of Alfa Romeo , a large tailgate and flared rear fenders . Around 26 of these vehicles were built.

literature

• David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975. Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999, ISBN 1-874105-93-6 .
• 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. 57 (English).

Web links

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