Europe engineering

Europe engineering
legal form
founding	1989
Seat	Southport , Merseyside
management	Richard Winter, Andy Short
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	www.banks-europa.co.uk

Europa Engineering , also known as Banks Service Station , is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Michael Winter and Andy Short founded in 1989, the company in Southport in the county of Merseyside as a car repair shop. They specialized in the Lotus Europa model from Lotus Cars . They started producing automobiles and kits in 1992 . The brand name is Europe . A total of around 132 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

In 1992 the 47 R appeared . This is the replica of the Lotus Europa. Various engines from Alfa Romeo , Renault and Vauxhall Motors power the vehicles. About 120 vehicles of this model have been built so far.

The sports version 62 R has been added to the range since 1993 . It has found around twelve buyers so far.

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. 509. (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. 88 (English).

Web links

• Company website (accessed August 10, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} 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. 509. (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 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. 88 (English).