David Brown Automotive

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Crossco (1192) Limited (2010)
Exceptions Clothing Company Limited (2010–2013)
David Brown Automotive Limited (since 2013)
legal form Limited
founding 2010
Seat Gateshead , Tyne and Wear United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
management
  • David James Horrocks
  • Ian Imrie
  • David Patrick Brown
Branch Automobile manufacturer
Website www.davidbrownautomotive.com

David Brown Speedback GT
David Brown Mini Remastered

David Brown Automotive Limited , previously Crossco (1192) Limited and Exceptions Clothing Company Limited , is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Sean Torquil Nicolson founded Crossco (1192) Limited in Newcastle upon Tyne on March 1st, 2010 . On April 7th of the same year David Harmon took over from Biesterfield , David James Horrocks and Ian Imrie Nicolson as directors. Phillip Nigel Blain has been secretary since that day. Just six days later, they changed the company name to Exceptions Clothing Company Limited . As of March 15, 2011, an additional address was given in Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. Since January 9, 2013, the company name has been David Brown Automotive Limited . David Patrick Brown has also been a director since February 17, 2014 . On February 27, 2014, the company's headquarters were relocated to Gateshead. However, the company deviates from Coventry . Biesterfield resigned from his post as director on June 27, 2014. All of the above are UK citizens. The Speedback and Speedbird brands were registered in November 2015 and the Remastered brand in October 2017 . The brand name of the vehicles is David Brown .

In 2014 the production of automobiles began. On March 27, 2014 there was a press conference in London . The first vehicle was presented at the Top Marques in Monaco from April 17th to 20th, 2014 . Alan Mobberley (born 1948), who previously worked for Land Rover , is the chief designer.

vehicles

Speedback (since 2014)

The first model is the Speedback introduced in 2014 . The vehicle is similar to the models DB5 and DB6 of Aston Martin .

Mini Remastered (since 2017)

The Mini Remastered was introduced in 2017 and is reminiscent of the original Mini .

literature

  • Thomas Geiger: English self-made: The strange dream of David Brown. In: Auto Bild , issue 32/2014, pp. 82–87.
  • Frank B. Meyer: Lies on Wheels. David Brown Speedback GT. In: Auto Bild Klassik , issue 3/2016, p. 177.

Web links

Commons : David Brown Automotive  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k opencorporates (English, accessed on February 10, 2018)
  2. ↑ Ralph Alex, Birgit Priemer (editors-in-chief): Auto catalog model year 2018. Motor Presse Stuttgart, Stuttgart 2017.
  3. ↑ dauto.nl (Dutch, accessed October 8, 2015)
  4. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on October 8, 2015)
  5. ↑ James Wolfcale: David Brown Automotive is building a new Jaguar-based sports car . Road & Track . February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Henryk Zientek: David Brown Automotive's Speedback recalls classic Aston Martin DB6 . In: The Huddersfield Daily Examiner , April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014. 
  7. ↑ Duncan Gibbons: Look: Gorgeous new supercar built in Coventry makes Monaco debut . In: Coventry Telegraph , April 17, 2014. 
  8. ↑ Stephen Graves: David Brown Speedback GT is an Aston Martin DB5 for the 21st century . Stuff . April 11, 2014. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 11, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stuff.tv
  9. ↑ Julian Rendell: David Brown Automotive Speedback sports classic looks, modern performance . In: Autoweek . March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.