Magna Sport

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Lightspeed Panels (1972–1986)
Magna Sport (1986–1988)
legal form
founding 1972
resolution 1988
Seat Cleveland
management Steve Johnson
Branch Automobile manufacturer

magenta
Side view

Magna Sport , previously Lightspeed Panels , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1972 Steve Johnson founded the company Lightspeed Panels in Barnsley in the county of South Yorkshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was magenta . Interplan-Magenta Import from Diez imported the vehicles to Germany. In 1986 the company changed to Magna Sport when the company moved to what was then the county of Cleveland in north east England. Production ended in 1988. A total of about 600 copies were made.

vehicles

magenta

The first model from 1972 remained on offer until 1988. The basis was a tubular frame chassis. Many parts came from the Austin 1100 , including the wheel suspension. In 1978 the chassis was modernized. The open body for four people is described as a mix between a traditional roadster and a buggy . A hard top with hinged doors was available. Around 500 copies of this model were made.

LSR

This model appeared in 1979. It was the two-seater variant of the first model and was based on the Ford Escort . 40 copies were made by 1986.

sprint

Of the similar Sprint , which was based on the Mini , around 20 were made between 1980 and 1986.

Tarragon

The Tarragon was completely different . The body with a large tailgate was a mixture of station wagon and station wagon coupe . The basis was formed by the first or second generation Ford Escort with front engine and rear wheel drive. Between 1982 and 1985 Lightspeed produced about 35 copies.

TXR

The successor to the Tarragon had been changed in the stern area. It was now based on the Ford Capri . Seven copies were made between 1985 and 1986.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Lightspeed.
  • 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. 941. (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. 155 (English).

Web links

Commons : Magna Sport  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Lightspeed.
  2. ↑ 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. 941. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f 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. 155 (English).