Heron Developments
| Heron Developments Limited | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1962 |
| resolution | 1999 |
| Seat | Rotorua , New Zealand |
| management | Ross Baker |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Heron Developments Limited was a New Zealand manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Ross Baker founded the company in Rotorua in 1962 . He began producing racing cars in 1965 at the latest. Street-legal automobiles were added between 1983 and 1990. The brand name was Heron . Production ended in 1999.
vehicles
The Mk 1 from 1965 was similar to the Lotus 23 and had a four-cylinder engine from Ford with 1,500 cc engine capacity .
The Mk 2 that followed was designed to accommodate the six - cylinder boxer engine of the Chevrolet Corvair . However, the two vehicles produced then received V8 engines from the Daimler SP 250 and Ford, respectively.
In 1983 the MJ 1 appeared . This was a two-seater coupe with a fiberglass body . A four-cylinder engine from Fiat with OHC valve control and 1600 cm³ displacement was arranged behind the seats in a mid-engine design . The transmission had four gears. The facelift led to a larger engine with a capacity of 2000 cc and a five-speed gearbox. 24 vehicles were built by 1985. At this time, the engine was converted from the Ford Telstar or Mazda 626 .
In 1989 the technically identical MJ 2 was added to the range. The vehicle was a little longer and had space for 2 + 2 seats.
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. 688. (English)
Web links
- Fansite (accessed December 6, 2015)
- Allcarindex (accessed December 6, 2015)
- d'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 6, 2015)
