Simpatico (automobile manufacturer)
Simpatico | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1993 or 1996 |
resolution | 1996 or 1997 |
Seat | East Dereham , Norfolk |
management | Peter Stevens |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Simpatico was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The designer Peter Stevens founded in 1993 or 1996, the company in East Dereham in the county of Norfolk . He began producing automobiles and kits in partnership with the Dove Car Company, led by Colin Jones . The brand name was Barchetta . Production ended in 1996 or 1997. A total of about twelve copies were made.
vehicles
The only model was the 595 . The technical basis was the Fiat 126 . An open two-seater body made of plastic was mounted on it, resembling the Fiat Nuova 500 . Doors were dispensed with.
Cool Car 500 made a similar vehicle years later, but with doors and two roll bars behind the seats.
literature
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 132. (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. 35 (English).
Web links
Commons : Simpatico - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Allcarindex (accessed May 1, 2015)
- German-language website on Fiat 500 derivatives (accessed on May 1, 2015)
- Simpatico 595 (English, accessed May 1, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 132. (English)
- ↑ 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. 35 (English).