GJ McHattan

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GJ McHattan was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Geoff McHattan founded the company in Manly near Sydney . He started producing automobiles in 1986. The brand name was GJM . At the end of 1986 three vehicles had already been completed and five more were in progress. Production ended in 1987.

vehicles

The only Taipan model was a replica of the AC Cobra . The vehicles were powered by a V8 from Chevrolet with a displacement of 7400 cc . He made using two turbochargers from Garrett about 300 kW. From 1987 a smaller Chevrolet engine with 5790 cm³ displacement was also available. The open body offered space for two people.

According to the manufacturer, it was the fastest street-legal vehicle made in Australia at the time.

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 627. (English)
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 188 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 627. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 188 (English).