Embeesea Kit Cars

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Embeesea Kit Cars
legal form
founding 1975
resolution 1983
Seat High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire
management Mike Carlton
Branch Automobile manufacturer

The body of an Embeesea Charger ...
... as well as in the rear view.
Another Embeesea Charger with a different rear design.

Embeesea Kit Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Mike Carlton, who previously when Siva Motor Car Company was active in 1975 founded the company in High Wycombe in the county Buckinghamshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Embeesea . In 1983 the company was dissolved.

MBC Kit Cars , led by Mike Carlton and Peter Dance for one year, and DJ Sportscars International Limited for two years, continued production and retained the brand names. A total of about 535 copies were made. Then tried from 1986 to 1987 MDB Sportscars from Tredegar under the brand name MDB and 1987 Viking Sportscars from Ferndale under the brand name Viking to continue production, but only made one-offs.

vehicles

Chepeko

This model was similar to the Siva Saluki . The unabridged chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis. A coupé body with gullwing doors was mounted on top. Around 20 copies were made by 1977.

Charger

This further development of the Chepeko appeared in 1977 and remained in the range until 1986. With around 420 copies, it was the most successful model. The successor models MDB Saratoga from MDB and Viking Dragon Fire from Viking remained unique pieces.

Eurocco

This model was on sale from 1981 to 1982. Here, too, the chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis. However, an Alfa Romeo engine could be used instead of the four - cylinder boxer engine from the Beetle . The notchback coupé offered space for 2 + 2 people. A total of about five copies were made. Roy Coates from S & R Sports Cars in Barnsley took over the project in 1982, developed it further and marketed some vehicles as SR between 1985 and 1986 .

Charger 2

This version of the Charger with 2 + 2 seats was available between 1982 and 1986. This model was also a success with around 90 units sold. The successor models MDB Saturn from MDB and Viking Dragon Fly from Viking remained unique .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Embeesea.
  • 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. 494. (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. 54-55 and 87 (English).

Web links

Commons : Embeesea Kit Cars  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Embeesea.
  2. ↑ 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. 494. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e 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. 54-55 and 87 (English).