Morton Car Company

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Morton Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1983
resolution 1985
Seat San Leandro , California , USA
Branch Automobiles

Morton Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on November 7, 1983 in San Leandro , California . The production of automobiles and kit cars began. The brand name was Morton . Production ended in 1984 or 1985.

vehicles

The only model was the 3 , also known as the Fox Star . This was a tricycle with a front single wheel. A tubular steel frame served as the basis. The body of the coupe was made of fiberglass . The double doors , which could also be removed, were striking . Various engines from Porsche and Volkswagen in the rear propelled the vehicles.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Morton.
  • 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. 1080. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Morton.
  2. ^ A b c d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1080. (English)
  3. ↑ opencorporates (accessed March 19, 2017)
  4. ^ D'Auto (Dutch, accessed March 19, 2017)
  5. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 19, 2017)