Markham-Peasey Laminated Plastics

Markham-Peasey Laminated Plastics Limited
legal form	Limited
founding	1958
resolution	1961
Seat	London
management	Roy Markham, Wally Peasey
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Markham-Peasey Laminated Plastics Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Roy Markham and Wally Peasey founded the company in 1958 at Gleneldon Mews in the London borough of Streatham and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was Markham-Peasey . In 1961 the company was located in the Croydon district . Production ended in the same year. Super Accessories took over the company and used the brand name until 1963. A total of about 305 copies were made.

vehicles

Markham-Peasey Super Saber based on Austin 7

The first model was the Saber . The vehicle was based on the chassis of the Ford Ten with a wheelbase of 228 cm (90 inches ). There was a choice of two and four-seater open bodies. The rear wheels were covered. Around 200 copies were made by 1963.

The Celeste , of which five were made, appeared at the Racing Car Show in January 1961. The convertible was in the American style of the time: large and long. Production of this model ended in the same year.

The Super Saber appeared in 1959. In contrast to the Saber, it was based on the chassis of the Austin 7 . Around 100 copies were made by 1963.

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. 161 (English).

Web links

Commons : Markham-Peasey Laminated Plastics - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Allcarindex (English) accessed on December 12, 2014
Markham-Peasey. Ford special vehicles (English) accessed December 12, 2014

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. 161 (English).
↑ Chris Rees : British Specialist Cars. Postwar low-volume production cars and kit cars . Windrow & Greene, London 1993, ISBN 1-872004-22-9 , pp. 163 (English).

[Kit_Cars-1] 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. 161 (English).

[British_Specialist_Cars-2] Chris Rees : British Specialist Cars. Postwar low-volume production cars and kit cars . Windrow & Greene, London 1993, ISBN 1-872004-22-9 , pp. 163 (English).