Sun Carriage Company

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Sun Carriage Company , previously Coupés of London , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Coupes of London was a company in London that specializes in vehicles of TVR had specialized. In 1993 the production of automobiles and kits began . The brand name was Sun . In 1996 the name was changed to Sun Carriage Company . Production ended in 2001. A total of about 22 copies were made.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. This was initially called the Noddi and later the Roadster . It was modeled on the Vignale Gamine . A ladder frame formed the basis. An open body made of fiberglass , which was also available with a hardtop, was mounted on it . The two-cylinder engine came from the Fiat 126 and was mounted in the rear.

One source also mentions a delivery truck on the same basis.

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. 1542. (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. 243 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b 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. 1542. (English)
  2. ^ A b 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. 243 (English).