Moss (make of car)
Moss was a British car brand that was used by six different car manufacturers from 1981 to 2000 to market kit vehicles.
Brand history
1981 John Cowperthwaite founded the company in Moss Motor Company in Sheffield in the county of South Yorkshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Moss . In 1985 a fire destroyed the plant. Cowperthwaite then founded the new company Moss Sportscars in Handsworth near Sheffield and JC Autopatterns in Sheffield in the same year . CSA Character Cars from Radstock near Bath in Somerset 1987, Hampshire Classics from Basingstoke in Hampshire 1987 and most recently Moss Cars (Bath) from Bath also in 1987 continued production. Production ended in 2000 according to two sources. However, Moss Cars (Bath) was dissolved on May 6, 1997.
A total of around 1310 copies were made.
vehicles
Below is an overview of the models, periods, approximate production figures, manufacturers and brief descriptions.
model | Period | number of pieces | Manufacturer | Brief description | photo |
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Moss Malvern | 1983-2000 | 500 |
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Open vehicle in the style of the 1930s with 2 + 2 seats. Chassis from Triumph Herald or Triumph Vitesse or ladder frame with four-cylinder engine from Ford Cortina . From 1992 based on Ford Sierra , V8 engine from Rover possible. | |
Moss mamba | 1981-1987 | 10 |
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Open vehicle inspired by the AKS Continental by Auto Kraft Shells (1959–1962). Initially chassis from the Triumph Herald and Triumph Vitesse, from 1984 also based on the Ford Escort . | |
Moss Monaco | 1981-2000 | 300 |
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Technology like Moss Malvern , optically a racing car in the style of the 1950s. The body was made of one piece of fiberglass , the front fenders were also steering. | |
Moss Roadster | 1981-2000 | 500 |
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Two-seater roadster , otherwise according to the Moss Malvern . |
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Moss.
- 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 , pp. 1081-1082. (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. 177 (English).
Web links
- Moss Owners Club (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Moss.
- ↑ 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 , pp. 1081-1082. (English)
- ↑ a b c 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. 177 (English).
- ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed June 24, 2017)
- ↑ opencorporates on Moss Cars (Bath) (accessed June 24, 2017)