JBA Motors

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JBA Engineering Limited (1982-2005)
JBA Motors (since 2011)
legal form
founding 1982
Seat Norwich , Norfolk
management Bill Willcock
Branch Automobile manufacturer
Website www.jbamotors.co.uk

JBA Falcon
Rear view

JBA Motors , previously JBA Engineering Limited , is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Ken Jones, John Barlow and Dave Ashley founded in 1982, the company JBA Engineering Limited in Standish in Wigan in the county of Greater Manchester . They started making automobiles and kits . The brand name is JBA . Barlow left the company a little later. In 2004, Tim Banwell took over the company. In the same year production ended and in 2007 the company was dissolved.

GTS Tuning was in possession of the trademark rights from 2005, but did not use them.

In 2008 Bill Willcock started development with the support of his son Matt and in 2011 he started producing new vehicles in the new company JBA Motors in Norwich , Norfolk . The brand name was retained. A total of around 1700 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

The company produced with the model series Falcon open vehicles in the style of the 1930s, which have a similarity to the MG TF . There were different versions such as Roadster (1982–1985), Plus 2 (1985–1989), Sports (1988–2004), Tourer (1990–2005), SR and SRI (1991–2005) and TSR (1993–2004). They offered space for two, 2 + 2 or four people. Initially, the body consisted of steel panels . A little later, the body was made of aluminum and the fenders were made of fiberglass . In the end, the entire body was made of fiberglass. The body shape has been revised a bit over time. The vehicles became wider and lower, were given a trunk lid and a sloping windshield . Initially, a four-cylinder engine from the Ford Cortina powered the vehicles. Engines from Ford Sierra , V6 engines from Ford and V8 engines from Rover were later used.

The 2011 Falcon has engines from BMW from the BMW E36 and BMW E46 series .

The Javelin was based on a steel ladder frame . A fiberglass body was mounted on top. The vehicle had a targa roof and behind a small folding soft top. The second and third generation Ford Capri formed the basis . About 55 copies were made between 1985 and 1989.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter JBA
  • 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 , pp. 786-787. (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. 131-132 (English).

Web links

Commons : JBA Motors  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter JBA
  2. ↑ 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 , pp. 786-787. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d 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. 131-132 (English).