Dax (car brand)

Dax
Owner / user	JK Sports Cars
owner	JK Sports Cars
Introductory year	1979
Products	Automobiles
Markets	worldwide

Dax is a British car brand that has been sold since 1979.

description

There were different manufacturers one after the other. DJ Sportscars International Limited from Enfield in Middlesex existed from December 23, 1977 to May 31, 2016. Dax Sports Cars Limited of Sidcup , Kent existed from March 6, 2014 to May 4, 2019. 427 Motor Co Ltd of Upminster in Essex existed from April 10, 2015 to September 12, 2019. The current manufacturer is JK Sports Cars Ltd from North Weald in Epping , founded on July 28, 2017.

The first company started producing GRP parts in 1979 and was then the first British manufacturer to produce an AC Cobra- style kit car .

Between 1984 and 1986 Dax continued the production of Embeesea Kit Cars . The Embeesea Charger and Embeesea Charger 2 models were on offer .

Models

Tojeiro / 427

Dax Tojeiro

In 1985 John Tojeiro , the designer of the AC Ace chassis, became the company's director and the car was renamed Dax Tojeiro . The Tojeiro was constantly evolving and in 2008 it was available with a variety of rear suspensions and most US V8 engines, as well as all Jaguar engines including the V12. It is available with a mechanical or automatic transmission and also with power steering. Leather upholstery can also be selected on request.

Rush

Dax Rush

The company also makes the Rush, a car modeled on the Lotus Seven . The kit car is based on the Ford Sierra and even the four-wheel drive of the Sierra 4x4 can be used. There are large V8 engines for extreme performance requirements. The Rush MC is a lighter version for the use of motorcycle engines, e.g. B. Hayabusa (+ Turbo).

40

Dax 40

From 40 , a replica of the Ford GT 40 , emerged about 40 specimens 1987-1994.

Californian

The Californian came out in 1985, looked similar to the Porsche 356 and was based on components from the VW Beetle .

Nevada

The Nevada was an off-road vehicle with tubular frame spaceframe and VW Beetle engine that was available from 1985.

literature

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. 54 and pp. 67-68 (English).

Web links

Commons : Dax - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of JK Sports Cars Ltd (English)

Individual evidence

↑ companieshouse.gov.uk - DJ Sports Cars International Ltd . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ Companieshouse.gov.uk - Dax Cars . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ Companieshouse.gov.uk - 427 Motor Company . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
↑ opencorporates.com on JK Sports Cars Ltd (accessed May 16, 2020)
↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 440 (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. 54 (English).

[DJ-1] companieshouse.gov.uk - DJ Sports Cars International Ltd . Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[Dax_Cars-2] Companieshouse.gov.uk - Dax Cars . Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[427_Motor_Company-3] Companieshouse.gov.uk - 427 Motor Company . Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[JK-4] rporates.com on JK Sports Cars Ltd (accessed May 16, 2020)

[Beaulieu-5] George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 440 (English).

[Kit_Car-6] 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. 54 (English).