JC Sportscars

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JC Autopatterns (1984–1987)
JC Sportscars (1987–1989)
legal form
founding 1984
resolution 1989
Seat Sheffield , South Yorkshire
Branch Automobile manufacturer

JC Midge
JC Locust

JC Sportscars , previously JC Autopatterns , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1984 John Cowperthwaite founded the company JC Auto Patterns in Sheffield in the county of South Yorkshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was JC . In 1987 the name was changed to JC Sportscars . Production ended in 1989. Other companies continued production under their own brand names.

vehicles

Midge model

One model was the Midge . It was a 1930s-style roadster . An open body, which was largely made of wood , was mounted on the chassis of the Triumph Herald . The only fiberglass element was the dashboard. A special feature was that JC only provided the construction plans. However, there was a version that used many parts of the second generation Ford Escort that JC supplied the chassis for.

Locust model

This model was similar to the Lotus Seven . The rest was the midge.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter JC.
  • 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. 786. (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. 148 and 168 (English).

Web links

Commons : JC Sportscars  - Collection of pictures, 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 JC.
  2. ^ 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. 786. (English)
  3. ↑ 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. 148 and 168 (English).