Eagle design

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Eagle Design Pty Ltd.
legal form Limited
founding 1973 or 1974
resolution 1979
Seat Pinetown , South Africa
Branch Automobiles

Eagle Design Pty Ltd. from Pinetown was a South African manufacturer of automobiles . Another source names the company name Eagle Automotive and the location Johannesburg .

Company history

The company started producing automobiles and kit cars in 1973 or 1974 . The brand name was Eagle . Production ended in 1979.

vehicles

The only model was the Sports . This was the license production of the British Nova . The chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis of the vehicles . A closed body made of fiberglass was mounted on top. Instead of side doors, the roof could be folded forward to get in and out. The vehicle was 430 cm long, 175 cm wide and less than 100 cm high.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed June 25, 2016)
  2. ↑ a b newspaper report from May 1973 (English, accessed June 25, 2016)
  3. ↑ a b d'Auto (Dutch, accessed June 25, 2016)