Realm engineering

LR Roadsters (1984–1993) Ram Automotive (1994–2000) Realm Engineering (since 2000)
legal form
founding	1984
Seat	Honeybourne at Evesham
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	www.realmengineering.com

Ram SC

Realm Engineering , previously LR Roadsters and Ram Automotive , is a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Adrian Cocking founded the company LR Roadsters in Chingford in 1984 and began with the production of automobiles, also as a kit . The brand name was Ram . In 1986 the company moved to Newmarket . In 1994 the company, now trading as Ram Automotive , moved to Cardiff and in the same year to Witham. Since 2000 the company has been called Realm Engineering and is based in Honeybourne near Evesham .

vehicles

The company produces replicas of classic automobiles.

The first model SC is still in production. It is similar to the AC Cobra . A tubular frame designed by Adrian Reynard serves as the chassis . The body was initially made of fiberglass , since 1991 made of aluminum as an alternative . The vehicles are powered by a V8 engine . So far, around 1500 vehicles have been built from this model. In 1993 a four-wheel drive version added to the range. The SEC was a cheaper version with lots of parts from Ford .

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In 1985 the LM appeared , which is also still in production. It is a replica of the Jaguar D-Type . Six-cylinder in - line engines from Jaguar Cars are built into the chassis known from the SC . Around 200 vehicles have been built so far.

The SS has been in production since 1988. He has the Jaguar XK-SS as a model. 80 copies of this model have been produced so far.

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  Ram C-Type

The RT from 1987 to 1990 was similar to the Ferrari Daytona . A fiberglass body was again mounted on a revised tubular frame chassis. A Jaguar V12 engine provided the drive. This model had little success on the market with around 30 copies.

The C-Type , a replica of the Jaguar C-Type , has had around 110 buyers since 2003.

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• 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 . (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 .

Web links

Commons : Realm Engineering  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Company website (accessed February 3, 2014)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hole: AZ of Kit Cars.