Rawlson

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Rawlson was a British car brand.

Brand history

1972 Don Rawlson founded the company Rawlson Racing in Dover in the county of Kent . He was into fiberglass . In 1972 he imported a Méan Motor Engineering vehicle from Belgium . Development started in 1976 and production of automobiles and kits in 1982 . The brand name was Rawlson . Keith Sharman & Co from Colchester in Essex from 1984 to 1986, Classic Replicars from Ashford in Kent from 1986 to 1987 and Western Classics from Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire , later Trowbridge in Wiltshire, from 1987 to 1989 continued production while maintaining the Brand name continued. The last manufacturer was Tiger Racing from London , although it remains unclear whether Tiger Racing offered the models as Rawlson or Tiger . Production ended in 1990, 1992 or 1998 depending on the source. A total of about 15 copies were made.

vehicles

The imported model from 1972 was the CR 8 . It was a coupe based on the Renault 4 .

In 1982 the model 250 LM appeared . The coupe was similar to the Ferrari 250 LM , but was not an exact replica . Initially, the chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis. The four - cylinder boxer engine from the VW Beetle powered the vehicle. The body offered space for four people. From 1983 a ladder frame from Jago Automotive formed the basis of the vehicles, which were now powered by a Ford engine.

Western Classics renamed the model the 164 LM in 1987 . They used a steel frame and an engine of Alfa Romeo Alfasud in mid-engine layout .

The names Rawlson 250 LM and Tiger LM have been handed down for the time at Tiger Racing .

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. 1302. (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. 207 and 253 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 1302. (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. 207 and 253 (English).
  3. ↑ Allcarindex (English, accessed March 1, 2015)