Guyson International

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Guyson International Limited
legal form Limited
founding 1938
Seat Skipton , North Yorkshire
management James Thomson
Branch mechanical engineering
Website www.guyson.co.uk

Guyson E 12

Guyson International Limited is a British company in the mechanical engineering and former automobile manufacturer.

Company history

Robert Thomson founded the company on May 20, 1938 in Skipton in the county of North Yorkshire . In 1974 the production of automobiles and kits began under the direction of Jim Thomson and with the help of designer William Towns . The brand name was Guyson . Production ended in 1977. A total of two copies were made, one of which still exists. The company has offices in the United States , France , the People's Republic of China and Malaysia .

vehicles

The only model was the E 12 . The Jaguar E-Type formed the basis of the vehicles . A fiberglass body was mounted on top. The price for a complete vehicle was £ 5,300 while the E-Type was only £ 3,300.

literature

  • 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 , p. 656. (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. 115 (English).

Web links

Commons : Guyson International  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b 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 , p. 656. (English)
  2. ^ A b 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. 115 (English).