SD (car brand)

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SD was a British car brand.

Brand history

Stan Daniel from Ipswich in the county of Suffolk designed from 1986 to 1987, a single piece called SD . Transformer Cars from Frant in East Sussex brought the model into series production in 1987 or 1988, which included both complete vehicles and kit cars . The brand name remained SD . Stan Daniel founded Elmsett Road Racing Automobiles in Aldham , Suffolk in 1989 or 1990 and continued production. Production ended in 1998 or 2000. A total of about five copies were made.

vehicles

The only model was the 500 . It resembled a Ferrari 500 Mondial from the 1950s. A light spaceframe formed the basis. An engine from the Alfa Romeo Alfetta was mounted in a mid-engine design behind the seats. The open body was made of fiberglass and offered space for two people.

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. 1428. (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. 226 (English).

Web links

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. 1428. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e 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. 226 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 1, 2015)