Mike King Racing

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Mike King Racing
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founding 1970
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management Mike King
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Mike King Racing is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Mike King, who previously worked for the Cooper Car Company , founded the company in Liss in 1970 and began producing automobiles and kits . The brand name is King . In 1971 the company moved to East Dereham . Around nine kits were produced by 1971 . Since then, the company, which is now based in Sandwich , has only produced complete vehicles.

vehicles

The Thing model was a single seat hot rod . A body made of fiberglass was mounted on a tubular frame . A four-cylinder engine from the Ford Anglia (100 E) powered the vehicle. Alternatively, engines from the Ford Anglia (105 E) and Morris Minor could be used. The kit cost 220 pounds , but found no buyers. A vehicle with the British license plate YOU 8 J has survived.

The trike , a three-wheeler, also had a body made of GRP. The front fenders were similar to those of the Lotus Seven . One vehicle was built with the engine from the Renault 4 , another with the engine from the Renault 5 . Both vehicles remained unsold.

The Type 35 was a replica of the Bugatti Type 35 . The open body offered space for two people. Two vehicles were created.

The Type 51 , a replica of the Bugatti Type 51 , had an aluminum body . Two copies of this model were also made.

King also made a replica of a MG K 3 and a Bentley 4 ½ liter .

The company has been making replicas of Bugatti vehicles since 1971. The auction house H&H auctioned a 1986 vehicle on February 16, 2000 for £ 6,500 , and Bonhams sold a 1990 vehicle on September 10, 2005 for € 24,856 .

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. 825. (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. 137 (English).
  • Mike Lawrence: AZ of sports cars since 1945. Bay View Books, Bideford 1991, ISBN 1-870979-23-0 , p. 176.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d 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. 825. (English)
  2. ↑ 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. 137 (English).
  3. ↑ Auction 2000 ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, accessed December 19, 2014) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.classic-auctions.com
  4. ^ Auction 2005 (accessed December 19, 2014)