Saber Cars

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Saber Cars
legal form
founding 1984
resolution 1986
Seat Wallsend , Tyne and Wear
management Steve Crabtree
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Saber Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1984 Steve Crabtree founded the company in Wallsend in the county of Tyne and Wear . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Saber . Production ended in 1986. A total of about 19 copies were made. The company also built some Royale vehicles in 1984 .

vehicles

The Sprint was the first and best-selling model. It was based on the Mini with a modified rear subframe. A fiberglass body was mounted on top. The small station wagon offered space for four people. In 1985 the front was redesigned and received double round headlights. DC Kit Cars from Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear under the direction of David Cawston continued production until 1987. A total of about 14 copies were made.

The Vario was available from 1985 to 1986. The rear part of the roof was interchangeable, so that a convertible was created. This model found around five buyers.

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. 1403. (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. 222 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b 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. 1403. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c 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. 222 (English).