Jimini

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Jimini
Jimini

Jimini is a British car brand.

Brand history

1973 Dave Cameron founded the company Vanspear in Peterborough in the county of Cambridgeshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name is Jimini . RJB Electronics (Shepperton) continued production from 1976 to 1977, JA Developments from 1981 to 1983 , and Highlander Cars from Curbridge , Hampshire from 1983 to 1986 . Between 1986 and 1990 Dave Cameron was again the manufacturer with Jimini Cars from Botley in Hampshire. Ken and Carl Coombs from Jimini Automobilesfrom the same place produced from 1990 to 1993. The rival Scamp Motor Company from Rowfant in West Sussex took over the whole thing in 1993 with the aim of stopping production. However, they still delivered 40 kits to a company in Trinidad . Production at Scamp ended in 2002. Kerrion Marsh has been manufacturing the vehicles since 2003; first with Jimini Automotive from Botley and then with Jimini Motor Company from Aldridge in West Midlands .

A total of about 460 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

Below is an overview of the models, periods, approximate production figures, manufacturers and brief descriptions.

model Period number of pieces Manufacturer Brief description
Jimini 1973-1981 400
  • 1973-1976 Vanspear
  • 1976–1977 RJB Electronics (Shepperton)
  • 1981–1983 JA Developments
 Recreational vehicle in the style of the Mini Moke based on Mini , initially body made of steel , from 1976 twelve copies with body made of glass fiber reinforced plastic and modified front.
Jimini 2 1983– 60
  • 1983–1986 Highlander Cars
  • 1986–1990 Jimini Cars
  • 1990–1993 Jimini Automobiles
  • 1993-2002 Scamp Motor Company
  • 2003–? Jimini Automotive
  • ? - Jimini Motor Company
 Successor to the first model, monocoque made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, Mini windshield , other small changes

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Jimini.
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 795 (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. 132-133 (English).

Web links

Commons : Jimini  - 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 Jimini.
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 795 (English).
  3. ^ A b 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. 132-133 (English).