John Caldwell Limited
| John Caldwell Limited | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1960 |
| resolution | 1962 |
| Seat | Lucan , Ireland |
| management | John Caldwell |
| Branch | Automobiles |
John Caldwell Limited was an assembly plant for motor vehicles and thus part of the automotive industry in Ireland .
Company history
John Caldwell had previously directed Irish Motor Concessionaires . In 1960 he founded the new company in Lucan . He contacted Panhard and arranged for the assembly of automobiles. The first parts arrived at the port of Dublin on December 27, 1960 . Production ran from 1961 to 1962. After that, the company loses its track.
Motor Distributors had already assembled some Panhard in 1948.
vehicles
The only model was the Panhard PL 17 . The vehicles were more expensive than the competing models and therefore not very successful. Batteries , tires , windshields , upholstery and paint came from Irish suppliers.
Production numbers
The first delivery of parts was intended for 20 vehicles. Parts for a further 10 vehicles followed in the fall of 1961. A total of 29 vehicles were built, all of which were registered in Ireland. The remaining parts served as spare parts.
literature
- Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
Web links
- Display of the company (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).