Proteus Sports & Racing Cars
Copycats (1982–1987) Proteus Reproductions (1987–1991) Proteus Cars (1991–1999) Enduro Cars (2005–2006) Proteus Cars (2006–2008) Proteus Sports & Racing Cars Limited (2008–2019) |
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legal form | Limited |
founding | 1982 |
resolution | October 2019 |
Seat | Bolton , UK |
management | Tony god |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Website | www.proteuscars.co.uk |
Proteus Sports & Racing Cars Limited , previously Copycats , Proteus Reproductions , Proteus Cars , Classic ERA and Enduro Cars , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Jim Marland founded Copycats in Bolton in 1982 . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was initially Copycats . 1987 changed due to a change of name in Proteus Reproductions the brand name in Proteus . From 1991 the company was called Proteus Cars . From 1999 the independent company Classic ERA produced the vehicles. The next owner was Enduro Cars in 2005 , renamed Proteus Cars in 2006 and closed in 2008. From 2008 the company name was Proteus Sports & Racing Cars . This company was dissolved in 2019.
A total of over 260 copies were made.
vehicles
Below is an overview of the models, periods, approximate production figures, manufacturers and brief descriptions.
model | Period | number of pieces | Manufacturer | Brief description | photo |
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Proteus 300 SLR | 1993-2019 | 7th |
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Replica of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing car , no longer as a kit since 2010 . | |
Copycats C-Type Proteus C-Type |
1982-2019 | 220 |
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Replica of the Jaguar C-Type . Initially based on the Jaguar Mark 2 with an aluminum body . From 1987 a wider version with a body made of fiberglass was available based on the Jaguar XJ 6 . For several years now, the vehicle has been offered in the wider version with an aluminum body. The six-cylinder engine with 3800 cm³ displacement and manifold injection comes from Jaguar Cars . In 2011 the new price for a complete vehicle was from £ 87,000 , while kits were no longer available. | |
Copycats D-Type Proteus D-Type |
1982-2007 | 40 |
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Replica of the Jaguar D-Type . Initially, the model was only available as a complete vehicle with an aluminum body. Between 1991 and 1999 it was also available as a kit with a fiberglass body. | |
Proteus Norseman Van | 1992-1994 | 3 | Classic Commercials | Classic Commercials was part of the company that made a 1930s-style van based on the Leyland Sherpa van . | |
Proteus P 90 | 1992-1999 | 2 | Proteus Cars | Replica of the Jaguar XJ 13 . A semi- monocoque with a spaceframe structure formed the basis. The open body consisted of either fiberglass or aluminum. The twelve-cylinder engine came from the Jaguar XJ 12 . |
One source states that replicas of the Jaguar XK-SS were also on offer from 1987 onwards .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Proteus.
- George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 333 (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. 61 and 200 (English).
Web links
- The manufacturer's website (English)
- Allcarindex zu Copycats (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Companieshouse.gov.uk . Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Proteus.
- ↑ a b c d e f George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 333 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e 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. 61 and 200 (English).