Gerard Coach

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Gerard Coach
legal form
founding around 1977
resolution 1985
Seat Kirkland , Washington , USA
management Alan Gerard
Branch Automobiles

Gerard Coach was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Alan Gerard, who previously ran Omna-Auto , founded the company in Kirkland, Washington state . Between 1977 and 1985 he manufactured automobiles and kit cars . The brand name was Gerard .

vehicles

One model was the Tiger II . This was an open roadster with a low body line and running boards . The drive came either from the Ford Pinto or from General Motors .

The Lion was a replica of the Jaguar XK-SS . The body was made of fiberglass . Various General Motors V6 and V8 engines powered the vehicles. Around six of these vehicles were built.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 619. (English)
  2. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on February 18, 2017)
  3. ↑ Harold Pace: SS Jaguar XK Vintage - Kit Carchives On Hot Rod May 1, 2004. (English, accessed February 18, 2017)