Dare (UK)
Dare (UK) Limited | |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1991 |
Seat | Colchester |
management | Ivor Walklett, Trevor Walklett, Mark Walklett |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Website | http://www.dareuk.com/ |
Dare (UK) Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The brothers Ivor and Trevor Walklett, who previously worked at Ginetta , and Trevor's son Mark founded the company in Colchester in 1991 . You own the production rights for two Ginetta models, while initially a Japanese company held the marketing rights. Dare produces these models, initially for the Japanese. In 1998 the first self-designed vehicle appeared. The brand name is Dare .
vehicles
The two Ginetta models G 4 and G 12 are still on offer .
The first independent model was the DZ . The engine was mounted in the middle of the vehicle and drove the rear wheels. The Ford Zetec engine was a four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 2000 cc . The power was 130 hp or 210 hp with a turbocharger . There was a choice of a roadster and a coupé with gullwing doors, both two-seater.
TG Sport appeared later . This was a doorless roadster. There was a choice of Ford-Zetec engines with 1800 cc and 150 to 180 hp, with 2000 cc and 165 to 195 hp and a racing engine with 230 hp.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- 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 . (English)
Web links
- Company website (accessed January 11, 2014)
- Data on the Dare DZ (English, accessed on January 11, 2014)
- Dare TG Sport data (accessed January 11, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ^ A b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.