Invader (make of car)

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Invader buggy

Invader was a British car brand.

Brand history

John Sprinzel imported the body of a Scorpion LT from Desert Fox Sand Buggies from the USA , changed a few details and presented a vehicle at the British Motor Show 1970. John Cullen from GB Motors from Birmingham took over the project and brought it into series production. The brand name was Invader . In 1977, Croy took over Glassfibre Products from Bordesley Green and offered kits until 1979 . James Hale of GT Moldings in Portslade continued production from 1988 to 1991. A total of about 150 copies were made.

The export took place to Greece .

vehicles

Only one model was involved. This was a VW buggy . The shortened chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis. Between 1977 and 1979 a kit was priced at £ 258.75 including VAT .

literature

  • 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. 127 (English).
  • James Hale: Dune Buggy Handbook. The A – Z of VW-based buggies since 1964 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2013, ISBN 978-1-84584-378-6 , pp. 100-101 (English).

Web links

Commons : Invader  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 127 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c James Hale: Dune Buggy Handbook. The A – Z of VW-based buggies since 1964 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 2013, ISBN 978-1-84584-378-6 , pp. 100-101 (English).