Motorcar Classics

Motorcar Classics Inc.
legal form	Inc.
founding	1977
resolution	1999
Seat	Novato , California , USA
management	Thomas F. Piper Jr.
Branch	Automobiles

Motorcar Classics Inc. was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on February 16, 1977 in Novato , California . Other sources name San Rafael , and North Hollywood , both also in California. Thomas F. Piper Jr. and William Piper were the founders. In 1979 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Motorcar Classics . Production ended in 1985. Nothing is known after February 22, 1999.

vehicles

The Lance resembled a Mercedes-Benz SS . It is said to have been a copy of Classic Motor Carriages ' Gazelle . The chassis of the VW Beetle had a version . In addition, a separate chassis was also available, which took four-cylinder engines from the Ford Pinto and Ford Mustang II .

The Seneca was modeled after the MG TD . It also had engines from the Pinto and Mustang, including V8s .

There was also a replica of a Bugatti in the range.

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Motorcar Classics.
• 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. 1083. (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Motorcar Classics.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1083. (English)
3. ↑ opencorporates (accessed March 19, 2017)
4. ^ D'Auto (Dutch, accessed March 19, 2017)
5. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 19, 2017)
6. ↑ www.ca-registry.com (accessed March 19, 2017)