Paul Banham Conversions

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Paul Banham Conversions Limited
legal form Limited
founding 1997
resolution 2005
Seat Sidcup , London
management Paul Banham
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Banham XJSS
Banham 130 Spyder
Banham X 99

Paul Banham Conversions Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Paul Banham and Bob Waterhouse founded in 1997, the company in Rochester in the county of Kent . A source cites March 26, 1997 for this. They started making automobiles and kits . The brand name was Banham . In 2002 the company moved to Dover in Kent. In 2004 several projects were handed over to other kit car manufacturers. Production initially ended in 2006. Another model has been on offer since 2007. The current head office is in the London borough of Sidcup . A total of over 1000 copies have been made so far.

According to a source, the company was dissolved on August 16, 2005. Paul Banham is also involved in Myrtle Limited , previously Myrtle Productions Limited , founded on March 16, 2007 , in Ramsgate . Their website states that they continue to manufacture vehicles. A connection to Myrtle Productions Limited , founded on July 1, 2014 in London, is not known.

vehicles

The first model was the XJSS . This was a convertible based on the Jaguar XJS with a modified body. About 40 vehicles were built between 1994 and 1999.

The 130 Spyder appeared in 1998 and was a replica of the Porsche 550 . The basis was a Škoda with a rear engine. 356 Sports from Watford in Hertfordshire under the direction of Colin Gontier from 2004 to 2005 and Spyder 550 Motors from New Addington in London under the direction of Martin and Rowena Allen from 2005 to 2009 continued production. About 500 buyers made this model Banham's most successful model.

The four-seater Regina , also presented in 1999 on a Škoda basis, remained a one-off.

The sprint appeared in the same year . This was a replica of the first generation Austin-Healey Sprite on a mini basis , i.e. with a front engine and front wheel drive . Rally Sport Replicas from Northampton in Northamptonshire continued production from 2004 to 2006. A total of about 300 copies were made.

Banham produced roughly the same number of doorless superbugs in the style of a buggy based on Mini Metro between 1999 and 2006.

1999 appeared X 99 coupe derived from a concept car from Audi was inspired. The basis was again a Mini Metro or Rover 100 . The body offered space for two people. In the following year the Cabriolet X 99 Convertible was added. In the same year these models were renamed the X 21 Coupé and X 21 Convertible . By 2006, around 250 copies of both versions were produced.

The PB 200 came on the market in 2001. The coupé was similar to the Ford RS 200 , but offered space for four people. A four-cylinder engine from the Austin Maestro was mounted in the front of the vehicle. Rally Sport Replicas continued production from 2004 to 2006. Around 100 vehicles had been built by then.

The roadster , a conversion of the Mini to a two-seater roadster , found around 40 buyers between 2002 and 2006.

Unusual on the New Speedster presented in 2002 , a modern interpretation of the Porsche 356 as a Speedster, was the use of a front engine from the Mini Metro or Rover 100. 356 Sports continued production from 2004 to 2006. A total of about 40 copies were made.

The 2003 Bat was developed from the X 21 . The roof and rear window could be removed. The vehicle had a noticeable front. Around 50 of this model were made by 2004.

The XK 180 has been the only model on offer since 2007 . This is the replica of the Jaguar XK 180 . This model has found around twelve buyers so far.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Banham.
  • 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. 34-35 (English).

Web links

Commons : Paul Banham Concersions  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Banham.
  2. ↑ a b opencorporates (English, accessed on May 23, 2020)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Steve Hole: A – Z 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. 34-35 (English).
  4. ↑ opencorporates on Myrtle Limited (accessed on May 23, 2020)
  5. ↑ XK180.com (accessed May 23, 2020)
  6. ↑ opencorporates to Myrtle Productions Limited (accessed on May 23, 2020)