Magnum engineering

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Fieldbay (1987–1992)
Magnum Engineering (1993–2009)

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founding 1987
resolution 2009
Seat Bloxham at Banbury , Oxfordshire
management Robin Stewart
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Cobra 427 Magnum ...
... at the Moselschiefer Classic
Cockpit with Momo steering wheel

Magnum Engineering , previously Fieldbay , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1987 Mike Broad founded the company Fieldbay in Daventry in the county of Northamptonshire . He started producing automobiles and kits under the Magnum brand . After the bankruptcy in 1992, Broad founded the successor company Magnum Engineering in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire in 1993 . Robin Stewart joined the company in 2006 and led the company from 2008 when Broad retired. In 2008 the company participated in the Stoneleigh Kit Car Show . At the time, the company's headquarters were in Bloxham near Banbury in Oxfordshire . Production ended in 2009. A total of around 85 vehicles were built.

From June 27, 2007 to February 7, 2012, Magnum Engineering Limited also existed as a vehicle manufacturer in Bloxham . Directors were Craig Stewart and Irene Margaret Stewart. The connection to Magnum Engineering is unknown.

vehicles

The only model was the 427 , a replica of the AC Cobra . Initially, a spaceframe formed the basis. An open two-seater body made of glass fiber reinforced plastic was mounted on top. From 1993, a model with a semi- monocoque and the addition of SM was added to the range. The previous model was then given the addition SF . A structure made of aramid fiber reinforced plastic was also available after 1993.

Various V6 and V8 engines from Chevrolet , Ford and Jaguar were available for the vehicles. Vehicles from 1998 with a displacement of 2792 cm³ and from 2007 with a displacement of 5000 cm³ have been handed down. Another vehicle has a German registration.

In 2005 a kit cost £ 11,691 and a finished vehicle cost from £ 25,000. For comparison: the Pilgrim Sumo from Pilgrim Cars as an inexpensive alternative came to £ 1,299 for the kit and at least £ 15,500 fully assembled.

A British automobile magazine tested a vehicle. It had a V8 engine from Ford with an original 302 cubic inches , the displacement of which was increased to about 5735 cm³ (350 cubic inches) and which made around 220 kW (300  hp ). The empty weight was around 900 kg.

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. 942. (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. 156 (English).
  • Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X , p. 184. (English)

Web links

Commons : Magnum Engineering  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. 942. (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. 156 (English).
  3. ^ Stoneleigh Kit Car Show 2008 (accessed March 1, 2015)
  4. ↑ opencorporates.com on Magnum Engineering Limited (accessed July 29, 2017)
  5. ↑ a b totalkitcar Almanac. Car PR, Warlingham 2005. p. 89. (English)
  6. ↑ Vehicle with the registration number Q 416 FLK (English, accessed on July 29, 2017)
  7. ↑ Vehicle with registration number AVG 211 D (English, accessed on July 29, 2017)
  8. ^ Graham Bell: Magnum Opus. Magnum Engineering SF427 . In: totalkitcar Almanac. Car PR, Warlingham 2005. pp. 60-62. (English)