Hudson Component Cars

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Hudson Component Cars Limited
legal form Limited
founding 1990
resolution 1999
Seat Norwich , Norfolk
management Roy Webb
Branch Automobiles

Hudson Free Spirit
Kindred Spirit

Hudson Component Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1990 Ray Webb founded the company in Norwich in the County of Norfolk . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Hudson . Production ended in 1999. Wizard Cars continued production while maintaining the brand name until 2003. A total of about 18 copies were made.

vehicles

The Free Spirit was a tricycle with a single rear wheel. The basis was a special tubular space frame. An open, single-seat plastic body was mounted on top. Many parts such as the four-cylinder engine came from the Renault 5 .

The similar Kindred Spirit was a bit longer and offered space for two people in a row. He was a little more successful. By 2003, around 17 copies of the two models were made.

The Mystic had four wheels and a large rear wing. Although offered from 1992 to 1993, it remained a one-off.

In addition, a small roadster named Rose was presented in 1994 .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Hudson (IV).
  • 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. 730. (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. 123 (English).

Web links

Commons : Hudson Component Cars  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter Hudson (IV).
  2. ^ A b c d 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. 730. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c 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. 123 (English).