Dare (UK)

Dare (UK) Limited
legal form	Limited
founding	1991
Seat	Colchester
management	Ivor Walklett, Trevor Walklett, Mark Walklett
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	http://www.dareuk.com/

Ginetta G 12, produced by Dare

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

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ ^{A b} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.