Corson Motorcar Company

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Corson Motorcar Company
legal form Company
founding 1986
Seat Phoenix , Arizona , USA
management Randall G. Corson
Branch Automobiles

Corson Motorcar Company is an American company and a former manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on October 14, 1986 in Phoenix , Arizona . In 1987 or 1990 the production of automobiles and kit cars began . The brand name was Corson . Vehicle production ended in 1996. The company is not considered dissolved.

vehicles

On offer were two vehicles based on the Pontiac Fiero . The GT was a coupe and resembled the Ferrari 512 BB . The Spyder was the open version. There was a choice of four-cylinder engines with a displacement of 2500 cc and 98 hp , and V6 engines with a displacement of 2800 cc and 135 hp. On the other hand, engines have also been handed down that achieved up to 440 hp with the help of a turbocharger .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Corson chapter.
  • 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. 338. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Corson chapter.
  2. ^ A b c d e George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 338. (English)
  3. ↑ a b opencorporates (English, accessed on March 4, 2017)
  4. ↑ d'Auto (Dutch, accessed March 4, 2017)
  5. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 4, 2017)