Darrin Automotive Design

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Howard A. Darrin Automotive Design
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founding 1946
resolution 1958
Seat Los Angeles , California , USA
management Howard A. Darrin
Branch Automobiles

Howard A. Darrin Automotive Design was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Howard A. Darrin founded the company in Los Angeles , California in 1946 . At first he designed vehicles for Kaiser Motors . After their production cessation in the USA in 1955, he continued the production of a model under his own name. The brand name was Darrin . Production ended in 1958. Depending on the source, a total of 50 or 100 vehicles were built under their own name.

Darrin also designed a model for Flintridge Motor Manufacturing .

vehicles

The only model was the successor to Kaiser Darrin . A chassis from Henry J with 254 cm wheelbase formed the basis. An open body made of fiberglass was mounted on top. The sliding doors were unusual . The vehicle length was 468 cm.

Darrin used different V8 engines from Cadillac . In the first model year the engine had a 96.8 mm bore , 92.1 mm stroke , 5426 cm³ displacement and 270 hp . In the following years 101.6 mm bore and 92.1 mm stroke resulted in 5981 cm³ displacement. In 1956 the engine output was 305 hp, 1957 325 hp and 1958 335 hp.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Darrin.
  • 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. 386. (English)
  • Ron Kowalke: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 1997, ISBN 0-87341-521-3 , pp. 817-818. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Darrin.
  2. ^ A b c d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 386. (English)
  3. ^ A b c d e Ron Kowalke: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975. Krause Publications, Iola 1997, ISBN 0-87341-521-3 , pp. 817-818. (English)