Reef engineering

Reef engineering
legal form
founding	1976
resolution	1983
Seat	Lichfield , Staffordshire
management	John Crosthwaite
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Caribbean Cub

Reef Engineering was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John Crosthwaite, who previously for Reliant worked, in 1976 founded the company in Lichfield in the county of Staffordshire . He started with the production of automobiles. Kits were also created from 1981 . The brand name was Caribbean . Production ended in 1983. Many vehicles were exported to Barbados and the Seychelles . A total of about 46 kits and an unknown number of finished vehicles were created.

vehicles

In many cases, the basis was formed by the chassis of Reliant Kitten and Reliant Fox and their four-cylinder engine . In some cases a separate lead frame was used as well as parts from the Reliant Robin . The body was made of fiberglass . The Cub was a four-seater beach wagon and the Cob was a two-door pickup truck .

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. 248. (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. 50 (English).

Web links

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

• Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} 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. 248. (English)
2. ↑ 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. 50 (English).