Foers (make of car)

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Foers Ibex
Side view

Foers is a British car brand.

Brand history

John Foer founded in 1977 in Rotherham in the county of South Yorkshire , the company YES Foer Engineering and began production of cars and kits . The brand name is Foers . In 1990, Deltech Engineering and Del Tech Engineering from Rotherham took over the production of two models under the direction of Derek Chapman and manufactured them until 1997. Foers gave the production of the last remaining model from 2004 to 2006 (according to other sources from 2000 to 2005) to Ricardo Engineering from Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex , but then took it over again in his new company Foers Engineering in Ninebanks near Hexham in Northumberland . Meanwhile his son David is also working in the company. A total of about 296 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

Below is an overview of the models, periods, approximate production figures, manufacturers and brief descriptions.

model Period number of pieces Manufacturer Brief description
Foers Nomad 1977-1997 183
  • 1977-1990 J. A. Foers Engineering
  • 1990-1997 Deltech Engineering
 Recreational vehicle in the style of mini moke based Mini with the chassis made of steel and the body from aluminum , available as beach cart , pick-up , station wagon and van .
Foers Triton 1985-1997 3
  • 1985–1990 JA Foers Engineering
  • 1990-1997 Deltech Engineering
 Recreational vehicle based on Mini Metro , available as a three-door station wagon.
Foers Ibex 1990– 110
  • 1990-2004 JA Foers Engineering
  • 2004-2006 Ricardo Engineering
  • 2006– Foers Engineering
 Vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender , optionally with 4 or 6 wheels, also as a pick-up.

At the Techno-Classica 2015, a Foers Ibex was offered as a two-door station wagon with first registration in 2005 for 14,900 euros . Its diesel engine developed 116 hp from a displacement of 2759 cc .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Nomad (II).
  • 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. 556. (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. 97 (English).

Web links

Commons : Foers  - collection of images, 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 Nomad (II).
  2. ^ 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. 556. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d 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. 97 (English).
  4. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on January 6, 2015)