Conan Cars

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Conan Cars
legal form
founding 1986
resolution 1988
Seat Manchester
management Darryl Kershaw
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Conan Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Darryl Kershaw founded the company in Manchester in 1986 . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Conan . Production ended in 1988. A total of about twelve copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was the Terminator . It was a replica of a Lamborghini Countach . The chassis of a Lotus Esprit formed the basis . A two-seater coupé body made of fiberglass was mounted on top. According to one source, the fiberglass was of poor quality. A V8 engine from Rover was mounted in the middle of the vehicle , connected to a four-speed gearbox from the VW Beetle and drove the rear axle. One source describes the motor-gearbox unit as an unfavorable choice. Optionally, the four - cylinder boxer engine from the VW Beetle could also be installed, which meant that the vehicle lost its credibility.

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. 329. (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. ^ A b c d 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. 329. (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).