Projects of Distinction

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Projects of Distinction Limited
legal form Limited
founding 1987
resolution 1999
Seat Redditch , Worcestershire
management Bob Lewis
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Projects of Distinction Limited was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1987 Bob Lewis founded the company in Redditch in the county of Worcestershire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand names were Cornish Classic Cars , Fergus , GPB and Sherborn . Production ended in 1999.

vehicles

Brand name Cornish Classic Cars

Cornish Classic Cars produced the Osprey model between 1985 and 1987 . Projects of Distinction continued production from 1987 to 1988. The vehicle was similar to the Mercedes-Benz SSK . The basis was the Ford Cortina . A total of eight vehicles of this model were built.

Brand name Fergus

Fergus Engineering manufactured the Mosquito model between 1986 and 1987 . This was a replica of the Aston Martin Ulster . The base of the vehicle was a ladder frame. The open body was made of fiberglass and aluminum . The four-cylinder engine from the Morris Marina powered the vehicle. After a stopover at AIMS , who took over the project in 1991 and gave it up again in 1992 without having produced a kit, Projects of Distinction took over the model in 1992 and offered it until 1999.

Brand name GPB

Between 1989 and 1991 the company manufactured the GPB Type 59 . It was similar to the Bugatti Type 59 . A steel monocoque in connection with the front and rear subframes made of tubes formed the basis in the center of the vehicle . The six-cylinder engine came from Jaguar Cars . Three copies were made of this. Teal Cars continued production under its own brand name from 1991.

Brand name Sherborn

This was a 1930s style delivery van . A chassis made of steel formed the basis. The body was made of aluminum panels. Many parts came from the Leyland Sherpa . Around 17 vehicles were built between 1993 and 1995.

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 530. (English)
  • 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. 1578. (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. 95, 191, 230 and 250 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 530. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d 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. 95, 191, 230 and 250 (English).