Libra Cars

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Libra Cars
legal form
founding 1985
resolution 1987 or 1992
Seat Wrexham , Wales
management David Jones
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Libra Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

David Jones founded the company in 1985 in Wrexham , Wales . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was King . Production ended in 1987 or 1992. A total of about 110 copies were made.

vehicles

The only model Cobra was the replica of the AC Cobra . In addition to the normal 427 version, the 289 was added to the range in 1987 . The base was a steel ladder frame . An open body was mounted on it. Many parts, including the four-cylinder engine , came from the Ford Cortina . Alternatively, axles from Jaguar Cars and V8 engines from Rover were also available.

The vehicle was in the lower price segment of the Cobra replicas, but still offered good quality. The great success of the similar Pilgrim Sumo by Pilgrim Cars overshadowed the King Cobra .

literature

  • 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. 825. (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. 136 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 825. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c 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. 136 (English).