Dorian Motor Company

Dorian Motor Company
legal form	Company
founding	1986
resolution	1990
Seat	United Kingdom
management	Brian Doran, Martin Doran
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Dorian Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Brian Doran founded the company in 1986 with his son Martin. They started making automobiles and kits . The brand name was Dorian . Production initially ended in 1988. Neil Duncan tried to continue production in 1990. A total of about 80 copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was the SS . It was the successor to the Burlington SS from the Burlington Motor Company . A two-seater roadster body was mounted on a chassis , which was similar to the vehicles of the Morgan Motor Company . Various four-cylinder engines from Triumph , Ford Escort , MG B and Morris Marina powered the vehicles.

One vehicle was auctioned for £ 2,420 in 2017 .

literature

• 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. 225. (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. 75 (English).

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 225. (English)
2. ↑ 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. 75 (English).
3. ↑ 2017 auction (accessed April 1, 2018)