Malone Car Company
Malone Car Company | |
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legal form | Company |
founding | 1998 |
Seat | West Putford , Devon , United Kingdom |
management | Jon Malone |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Website | www.malonecar.eclipse.co.uk |
Malone Car Company is a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
1998 Jon Malone founded the company in West Putford in the county of Devon . He started producing automobiles and kits with the assistance of Tim Boswell . The brand name is Malone . A total of about 25 copies have been made so far.
vehicles
The Skunk model is available in the S 1 and SS 1 versions . It is a tricycle with a rear single wheel. A spaceframe tubular frame forms the basis. A motorcycle engine is mounted in the front of the vehicle and drives the rear wheel via a cardan shaft . There is a choice of engines from Yamaha with a capacity of 650 cm³, 750 cm³ and 900 cm³ and the Suzuki GSX 1100 . The open, doorless body is made of fiberglass . The empty weight is given as 300 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. 946. (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. 233 (English).
Web links
Commons : Malone Car Company - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Company website (accessed August 14, 2015)
- Allcarindex (accessed May 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 946. (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. 233 (English).