Dash sports cars
Dash sports cars | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1989 |
resolution | 1994 |
Seat | Eardisley , Herefordshire |
management |
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Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Dash Sportscars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
prehistory
Listair Cars from Wrexham in Wales manufactured vehicles from 1985 to 1989 which were marketed as Dash . The predecessor was Pelland Sports from Pelland Engineering , later Graham Autos .
Company history
Simon Parkes (also written Parker) founded in 1989, the company in Eardisley in the county of Herefordshire . With the support of Diane Parker, he took on projects from Listair Cars and Minari Engineering . The production of automobiles and kits began. The brand names were Dash and MCA . Lawrence Harold Wilson was also director from 1993 at the latest. Production ended in 1994. A total of over 50 copies were made.
vehicles
Brand name Dash
This model was the successor to the Dash from Listair Cars. It was an open roadster . Initially a four - cylinder boxer engine from the VW Beetle powered the vehicle. From 1990 an Alfa Romeo engine was also available. A special feature was the mid-engine . Dash made about 55 copies between 1989 and 1993.
Brand name MCA
The Dash Sports 600 was originally a small coupe from Minari Engineering. A ladder frame chassis from Jago Automotive formed the basis . A fiberglass body was mounted on top. A two-cylinder engine from the Fiat 126 in the rear with 594 cm³ displacement propelled the vehicle. Dash also developed a cabriolet version.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Dash and MCA (II).
- 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)
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 987. (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. 66 and 164 (English).
Web links
- Allcarindex zu Dash (accessed March 1, 2015)
- Allcarindex zu MCA (English, accessed March 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Dash and MCA (II).
- ↑ a b c 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)
- ↑ a b opencorporates.com (accessed September 1, 2015)
- ↑ a b c 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. 66 and 164 (English).