Sandbach Replica Cars

Sandbach Replica Cars
legal form
founding	1983
resolution	1984
Seat	Sandbach , Cheshire
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Sandbach Replica Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company from Sandbach in the county of Cheshire started importing from the USA in 1983 and a little later with the production of automobiles and kits . The brand name was Sandbach . Production ended in 1984. A total of about seven vehicles were built.

vehicles

All models were originally based on the chassis of the VW Beetle and had its four - cylinder boxer engine in the rear. Sandbach later designed its own chassis with a front engine using parts from the Vauxhall Chevette . Various engines from Ford and Vauxhall were available.

The Duke was a replica of the SS 100 . The Saxon was modeled on the Austin-Healey 3000 and was available as both a roadster and a coupé . The TD was similar to the MG TD .

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. 1410. (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. 223 (English).

Web links

• Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 1410. (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. 223 (English).