Stimson (car brand)

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Stimson Mini Bug
Stimson Scorcher

Stimson was a British car brand.

Brand history

The designer Barry Stimson founded Design Developments in Chichester in 1970 and began producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Stimson . This was followed by Barrian Cars from Westbourne from 1971 to 1972 , Barrian Cars from London from 1972 to 1973 , Lainston Investment Services from Sparsholt in 1973 and Fauchan Plastics from Walburton in 1973 . Noovoh Developments from Brighton followed either in 1974 or 1975 and was active until 1981. This was followed by Nouveau Developments from Southsea from 1981 to 1983 and Sarronset from Birkenhead from 1983 to 1985 .

There were temporal overlaps from 1976 to 1977 with J. Evans & Son from Portsmouth and 1977 with J. Evans & Son, later Evans Developments from Portsmouth, 1977 to 1986 or 1977 to 1982 with Mini Motors from Rochdale and 1982 to 1985 with Automotive Services .

The last manufacturer was Stimson Designs from Port Solent from 2002 to 2007 . However, this company did not get beyond individual pieces.

A total of about 316 copies were made.

vehicles

Below is an overview of the models, periods, approximate production figures, manufacturers and brief descriptions.

model Period number of pieces Manufacturer Brief description
Stimson Mini Bug 1 1970-1971 20th Design developments Open two-seater in the style of a VW buggy , but on a mini basis.
Stimson Mini Bug 2 1971-1973 160 Barrian Cars Revised version of the Mini Bug 1.
Stimson Safari Six 1972-1973 12
  • 1972-1973 Barrian Cars
  • 1973 Lainston Investment Services
  • 1973 Fauchan Plastics
 Four-seater vehicle in the style of the Mini Moke , on a mini base, but with six wheels. Shikari Cars from Wales took over the project, but only made a prototype of the Shikari .
Stimson CS + 1 1973 4th
  • 1973 Barrian Cars
  • 1973 Lainston Investment Services
 Revised version of the Mini Bug 2.
Stimson CS + II
Stimson CS 2
Stimson CS + 2 		1975-1986 50
  • 1975–1977 Noovoh Developments
  • 1977 Evans Developments
  • 1977–1982 Mini Motors
  • 1982–1986 Automotive Services
 Further development of the CS + 1, initially called CS + II , from 1979 CS 2 , from 1982 CS + 2 . Was also available with an electric motor from 1984 .
Stimson Scorcher 1976-1981 30th Noovoh Developments Open tricycle with a saddle for the driver and space for two passengers in a row.
Stimson Trek 1981-1985 38
  • 1981–1983 Nouveau Developments
  • 1983–1985 Sarronset
 Vehicle in the style of a golf cart with a central driver's saddle and two seats next to each other in the rear, on a mini-base.
Stimson Sting 2002-2007 1 Stimson Designs Tricycle, one rear wheel, long wheelbase , Suzuki Bandit engine .
Stimson Electricity 2002-2007 1 Stimson Designs Front motorcycle , rear two wheels, with four seats.
Stimson buggy 2004-2007 1 Stimson Designs Modern beach car based on Ford Fiesta .

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. 1515. (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. 241-242 (English).

Web links

Commons : Stimson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h 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. 1515. (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d 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. 241-242 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Allcarindex (English, accessed December 12, 2014)