Pulsar (car brand from 1984)

Pulsar was a British car brand.

Brand history

The company Amplas from Chalgrove in the county of Oxfordshire began in 1984 with the production of automobiles and kits . The brand name was Pulsar . From 1985 Lemazone from Leigh in Lancashire continued production under the direction of Mike Parkington. Production ended in 1987. A total of about 16 copies were made.

There was no connection with the former British car brand Pulsar .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. A ladder frame formed the basis. Many parts such as the front axle, steering and air-cooled four - cylinder boxer engine came from the VW Beetle . The windshield came from the Citroën GS . The body was modeled on the Porsche 911 .

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. 1276. (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. 201 (English).

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 1276. (English)
2. ^ ^{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. 201 (English).