Ricketts of Streatham

Ricketts of Streatham Limited was a British company and former automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The company from the London borough of Streatham sold Reliant vehicles . In 1972 the production of automobiles and kits began . The brand name was Gilcolt . Production ended in the same year. A total of about four copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was the Gilcolt . It was a tricycle with a single front wheel. The basis was the Reliant shelf . This is how the chassis , four-cylinder engine and power transmission came from this vehicle. A fiberglass body was mounted on top. Double doors were a special feature .

A kit was available from 250 pounds . Rickett also supplied complete vehicles.

literature

George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 622. (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. 212 (English).

Web links

3wheelers.com (accessed January 11, 2015)
Allcarindex (accessed January 6, 2015)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 622. (English)
^ ^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. 212 (English).

[Beaulieu-1] George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 622. (English)

[Kit_Cars-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. 212 (English).