Classic ERA

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Classic ERA
legal form
founding 1991
resolution 2005
Seat Hampshire
management John Gregson
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Classic ERA was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John Gregson founded the company in Hampshire in 1991 . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Classic English Racing Automobiles . In 1999, the production of models that had previously been made by Proteus Cars was added . In 2000 the own brand name was given up. Production ended in 2005. A total of 45 copies were made.

vehicles

Replicas of the Jaguar models C-Type and D-Type were on offer . Many parts came from Jaguar. The open body was made of aluminum . Around 45 vehicles were built between 1991 and 2000.

Between 1999 and 2005 the company manufactured the C-Type , D-Type and 300 SLR models , which were sold under the Proteus brand .

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. 310. (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. 58 and 200 (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. 310. (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. 58 and 200 (English).