Phoenix Automotive (Gloucestershire)

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Phoenix Automotive Limited
legal form Limited
founding 1983
resolution 1986
Seat Moreton-in-Marsh , Gloucestershire
management Paul Haussauer
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Phoenix

Phoenix Automotive Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Paul Auer House, who previously in communities engine worked, in 1983 founded the company in Moreton-in-Marsh in the county Gloucestershire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Phoenix . Production ended in 1986. A total of about 50 copies were made.

There was no connection to Phoenix Automotive from Wiltshire , which years later used the same company name.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. This was a small station wagon . Richard Oakes was the designer. The Mini formed the basis . In addition to the engine from the Mini, the four-cylinder engine from the Mini Metro was also an alternative. The body was made of fiberglass and had a one-piece large tailgate. Compared to the similar Mini Clubman station wagon, the vehicle was a bit smaller, lighter and more rust-resistant.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Phoenix (V).
  • 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. 1223. (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. 195 (English).

Web links

Commons : Phoenix Automotive  - 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 Phoenix (V).
  2. ↑ 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. 1223. (English)
  3. ↑ 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. 195 (English).