Gardner Douglas Sports Cars

Gardner Douglas Sports Cars Ltd.
legal form	Limited
founding	1990
Seat	Newark-on-Trent
management	Andrew Burrows
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	www.gdcars.com

Gardner Douglas GD 427

Gardner Douglas T70

Gardner Douglas Sports Cars is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Andrew Burrows founded the company in Bottesford in 1990 and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name is Gardner Douglas . Since 1996 the company has been located in Newark-on-Trent . Auto Service Friedel from Hirschaid temporarily imported vehicles to Germany.

vehicles

The first model, the GD 427, is still available. Although it is similar to the AC Cobra , it is not a replica . V6 and V8 engines from Ford , Rover and American manufacturers with up to 500 hp power the vehicles. The open bodies are made of plastic and offer space for two people. A hard top with hinged doors is also available.

The GD T 70 has been expanding the range since 2004 . This is a racing sports car that is similar to the Lola T 70 .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Web links

Commons : Gardner Douglas Sports Cars  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Company website (accessed January 11, 2014)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.