Steve Smith (automobile manufacturer)

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Steve Smith
legal form
founding 1981
resolution 1982 or 1983
Seat Robertsbridge , East Sussex
management Steve Smith
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Steve Smith was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1981 Steve Smith founded the company of the same name in Robertsbridge in the county of East Sussex . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Kübelwagen . Production ended in 1982 or 1983. A total of about five copies were made.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It was a replica of the VW Type 82 , which was called the Kübelwagen. The chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis . A Kübelwagen body was mounted on it. What was unusual was that the body was made of steel . Kits ranged from £ 650 to £ 1,350 , depending on the size .

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 838. (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. 139 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 838. (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. 139 (English).