Lenham Motor Company
Vintage Sports Car Garage Lenham Motor Company Limited |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1962 |
Seat | Uckfield |
management | David Coplowe |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Website | www.lenhammotorcompanyltd.com |
Lenham Motor Company Limited , formerly Vintage Sports Car Garage , is a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Julian K. Booty founded in the February 6, 1962 Lenham Square , the company Vintage Sports Car Garage as a classic car workshop. In 1967 it became the Lenham Motor Company Limited with Peter Rix as a partner. The location was now in Harrietsham . The production of racing and sports cars began. The brand name is Lenham . At times, Gerhard Elsner imported vehicles from Herne to Germany. Production ended in 1984. Years later, David Coplowe acquired the company and has continued production in Uckfield ever since .
vehicles
First, conversions based on the Austin-Healey Sprite were made . The Le Mans GT was a coupe and the GTO a roadster . Both models were offered again after the takeover by David Coplowe.
The first independent model was a racing car for Group 6 in 1969, but it could also be registered as a road vehicle. Engines from BMW and Ford were in mid-engine layout mounted and drove to the rear axle. The body was made of plastic .
The Healey 3000 model came out at the end of 1977 . Julian Booty designed the body. It was again made of plastic, only the hood was made of aluminum . The open sports car offered space for two people. Original six-cylinder engines from Austin Healey with either 2600 cm³ or 3000 cm³ displacement powered the vehicles. This model was produced until 1984.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- 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 . (English)
Web links
- Company website (accessed January 12, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ^ A b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.