Rod tempero
| Tempero Coach & Motor Company Limited Rod Tempero Limited |
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|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1946 |
| Seat | Oamaru , New Zealand |
| management | Rod tempero |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
| Website | http://rodtempero.com/ |
Rod Tempero Limited , previously Tempero Coach & Motor Company Limited , is a New Zealand manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Alan Tempero founded Tempero Coach & Motor Company Limited in Oamaru in 1946 . In 1979 or 1981 the production of automobiles began under the direction of his son Errol Tempero. The brand name is Tempero . His son Rod Tempero now runs the company, which operates as Rod Tempero Limited .
vehicles
The first model was a replica of the Jaguar D-Type . The basis was a half-monocoque. The body was made of aluminum panels . This model was also available with an extended front. A replica of the Jaguar XK-SS was also on offer. The first 48 vehicles of these models were built by 1995.
The company also produced replicas of the Aston Martin DBR 2 , Lister-Jaguar and Jaguar E-Type in the lightweight version.
In 1994 a replica of the Jaguar XJ 13 appeared . A V12 engine with a capacity of 5300 cm³ propelled the vehicles. The first three copies were exported to the USA .
The company itself also names the Jaguar C-Type , Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and Ferrari California models .
The company also restores classic vehicles.
A replica of a Jaguar D-Type was for 75,000 US dollars sold.
In January 2012, RM Auctions auctioned a replica of Tempero's Jaguar XK-SS for $ 145,750.
A replica of a Jaguar XJ 13 fetched $ 176,000 at auction on August 2, 2014.
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. 1579. (English)
Web links
- Company website (accessed December 6, 2015)
- d'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 7, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b d'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 7, 2015)
- ^ A b c d e George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1579. (English)
- ↑ Sales D-Type (English, accessed December 6, 2015)
- ↑ Auction 2012 XK-SS (English, accessed December 6, 2015)
- ↑ 1965 Jaguar XJ13 Re-creation . Auctions America , August 2, 2014, archived from the original on January 1, 2016 ; accessed on May 10, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
