Sherpley Motor Company

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Sherpley Car Company (1997-2004)
Sherpley Motor Company (2004-2007)
legal form Company
founding 1997
resolution 2007
Seat Pembroke , Pembrokeshire , Wales
management Glen Elliott
Branch Automobiles

Sherpley Speed

Sherpley Motor Company , previously Sherpley Car Company , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1997 Bryan Pickup founded the company Sherpley Car Company in Oldham in the county of Greater Manchester . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Sherpley , a combination of the words Sherpa and Bentley . 2004 took over Glen Elliott, the company, renamed it in Sherpley Motor Company around and moved the seat of Pembroke in Pembrokeshire ( Wales ). Production ended in 2007. A total of about 27 copies were made.

vehicles

On offer were vehicles that resembled Bentley's models from the 1930s. The Leyland Sherpa van formed the basis .

The Speed ​​Six was based on a combination of the Sherpa ladder frame and essential parts from the Ford Granada . This made the vehicle difficult to manufacture and difficult to get registered. A V6 engine of Ford with optional 2300 cc displacement or 2800 cc powered vehicles. The open body was designed as a touring car and was made of fiberglass . About twelve copies were made of this model.

In 2000 the Speed ​​Four supplemented the range. The original Sherpa chassis was a major simplification, although the engine and radiator were moved 91 cm to the rear. This model found around 15 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. 1445. (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. 230 (English).

Web links

Commons : Sherpley Motor Company  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. 1445. (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. 230 (English).