Parradine Motor Company
Parradine Motor Company PLC | |
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legal form | PLC |
founding | 1987 |
resolution | 1991 |
Seat | Appleby (Lincolnshire) |
management | John Parradine |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Parradine Motor Company PLC was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
John Parradine manufactured Deltayn automobiles for his company between 1985 and 1987 . In 1987 he founded Parradine Motor Company PLC in Appleby, Lincolnshire and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was Parradine . In 1990 a vehicle was presented at the Geneva Motor Show . Plans to relocate the company's headquarters to France failed. Production ended in 1991. A total of 25 vehicles were built. JJR Automotive , founded in 1998, used the same brand name.
vehicles
The only model was the Pegasus V12 . The designer was Richard Oakes. It was an open two-seater that was touted as a modern take on the AC Cobra . A lattice frame formed the chassis . The V12 engine and the gearbox came from Jaguar . In 1990 the new price was £ 90,000 .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- 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 . (English)
Web links
- Allcarindex (accessed January 14, 2014)