MR 2 kits

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MR 2 kits
legal form
founding 2002
Seat Ferndown , Dorset
management Steve Bicker
Branch Automobile manufacturer

MR 2 kits GTB

MR 2 Kits is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

2002 David Jones founded the company in Gloucester in the county of Gloucestershire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name is MR 2 Kits . Steve Bicker took over the company in 2011 and relocated to Ferndown in Dorset . A total of more than 170 copies have been made so far.

vehicles

The GTA appeared as the first model in 2002 . This is the replica of the Ferrari 360 as a coupe . The Toyota MR 2 forms the basis . Around 60 vehicles of this model have been built so far.

The GTB has also been on offer since 2002 . This replica of the Ferrari F 355 has the same base. Before that, Roy Kelly Kits & Classics made this model. It has found around 75 buyers so far.

The GTF was launched in 2008. This replica of the Ferrari F 430 is also based on the Toyota MR 2. Around 35 copies have been made so far.

The GTC was presented at the Stoneleigh Kit Car Show in 2010 . This cabriolet based on the Toyota Celica is similar to the Aston Martin Vantage . The vehicle remained a one-off.

The GTD on the same basis had its own design. Only one vehicle of this model was also made between 2010 and 2011.

literature

  • 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. 178-179 (English).

Web links

Commons : MR 2 Kits  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g 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. 178-179 (English).