Motorville

Motorville (1987–1989) Motorville (Watford) Limited (1989–1993)
legal form	Limited
founding	1987
resolution	1993
Seat	Watford , Hertfordshire
management	Frank Collins, Martin Collins
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Motorville was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Frank Collins, who previously for Fairthorpe worked, and his son Martin founded the company in 1987 Colins motor Ville in Denham in the county of Buckinghamshire . They took over a model from Fairthorpe and started making automobiles and kits . The brand name was Motorville . From 1989 Motorville (Watford) Limited from Watford in Hertfordshire continued production. Production ended in 1993.

A total of about twelve copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was a further development of the Fairthorpe EM . A semi-spaceframe frame with a longer wheelbase than the original formed the basis. An open body made of fiberglass was mounted on top. The bodies offered either space for two or 2 + 2 people. Four-cylinder engines from the Ford Cortina and Ford Escort as well as V8 engines from Rover powered the vehicles.

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. 1083. (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

• Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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)
2. ↑ 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).