Pembleton Motor Company
Pembleton Motor Company | |
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legal form | Company |
founding | 1999 |
Seat | Bayton at Kidderminster , Worcestershire , United Kingdom |
management | Phil Gregory |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Website | www.pembleton.co.uk |
Pembleton Motor Company is a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Phil Gregory founded the company in 1999 in Leamington Spa in the county Warwickshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name is Pembleton . In 2008 the company moved to Bayton near Kidderminster in Worcestershire . A total of around 380 copies have been made so far.
vehicles
One model is the Supersports , initially called the Grasshopper . This is a tricycle with a rear single wheel. It is similar to the Morgan Motor Company's tricycles of the 1920s. The basis is a spaceframe. An open aluminum body is mounted on top. In addition to two-seater roadsters, there are also versions with 2 + 2 seats. In most cases, drives two-cylinder engine from the Citroën 2 CV to the vehicles. Alternatively, engines from BMW and Moto Guzzi can be installed.
The Brooklands is the four-wheel version.
literature
- 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 , p. 1205. (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. 194 (English).
Web links
- Company website (accessed September 1, 2015)
- Allcarindex (accessed September 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 , p. 1205. (English)
- ^ A b 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. 194 (English).