Mini scamp

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Scamp Mk 2 as a pick-up ...
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Scamp Mk 3
A number of scamp

Scamp , initially called Mini Scamp , is a British car brand.

Brand history

1969 Robert Mandry founded the company Miller Mandry in Reading in the county of Berkshire . The company name Miller Mandry Sales Division also appears in advertisements . In addition, another partner is named Miller. They started making automobiles and kits . The brand name is Scamp .

When Miller left in 1974, Mandry moved to Woking , Surrey and renamed the company Robert Mandry Scamps . It is also known as Connaught Garage Limited . The connection to Connaught Garage Brookwood Limited , which was founded on December 5, 1985, has been managed by Maurice Robert Mandry (born 1943) since November 30, 1991 and is based in Woodham near Addlestone in Surrey, is unclear .

In 1987 Andrew MacLean took over the company, renamed it The Scamp Motor Company and relocated the company to East Grinstead in West Sussex .

The company has been called Scamp Motor Company since 1989 and is based in Rowfant near Crawley in West Sussex. Production was suspended between 2005 and 2014. A total of over 3000 vehicles have been built so far.

vehicles

The first model was the Mk 1 . The basis was a self-developed semi-spaceframe frame made of tubes with subframes from the Mini . There was a choice of versions with four and six wheels. The body was made of aluminum panels . Many vehicles were beach wagons in the style of the Mini Moke . There were also station wagons , box vans and pick-ups . The bonnet was relatively low, the headlights were arranged underneath, but not entirely on the outside, as the front was sloping. Additional headlights on the bonnet were possible. Around 700 vehicles were built between 1969 and 1977.

The successor Mk 2 was on offer from 1977 to 2000. He found around 2000 buyers. The front was more angular. The hood was higher. The headlights were now placed above the slope and thus further out. The variety of body structures remained unchanged.

The Mk 3 supplemented the range between 1990 and 1998. The structure now partly consisted of pipes. The front had been changed again. The headlights moved in a little and were under a slope. About 275 vehicles were made from this model. The company also mentions the GT 3 in the same section .

From 1995 to 2005 there was the Mk 4x4 . It was based on the Suzuki SJ and had all-wheel drive . This model found around 25 buyers.

About three vehicles were built from the Grass Tracker between 1993 and 1998. Instead of a body, tubes provided some stability and rollover protection .

The Rowfant appeared in 2001. The basis was optionally a Suzuki SJ 410 , SJ 413 , Samurai or Santana . An open body made of aluminum was mounted on it. The vehicle resembled a roadster from the 1920s. Although offered until 2003, only one copy has survived.

The company also calls the RTV , short for Rough Terrain Vehicle . It is a commercial vehicle with trailer and terrain. The engines come again from the Mini or Mini Metro .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Scamp (II).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1419. (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. 220 and 225 (English).

Web links

Commons : Scamp  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Scamp (II).
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1419. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h 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. 220 and 225 (English).
  4. ↑ a b c d e Allcarindex (English, accessed October 1, 2015)
  5. ↑ opencorporates.com on Connaught Garage Brookwood Limited (accessed October 1, 2015)