T&J Sportscars

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T&J Sportscars
legal form
founding 1989
resolution 1992 or 1994
Seat Rotherham , South Yorkshire
management
  • Trevor Barnes
  • Denise Barnes
  • Josef Horvath
Branch Automobiles

T&J Locust

T & J Sportscars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The couple Trevor and Denise Barnes and Joseph Horvath founded in 1989, the company in Rotherham in the county of South Yorkshire . They took over projects from JC Sportscars and started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was T & J . Production ended in 1992 or 1994.

vehicles

T & J Sportscars took over the Locust model from JC Sportscars in 1989 . This was an open two-seat sports car inspired by the Lotus Seven . As a special feature, sometimes only plans to build the vehicles were sold. Initially many parts came from the Triumph Herald , later from the Ford Escort and Ford Cortina . White Rose Vehicles from 1993 to 2000, Roadtech Engineering from 2001 to 2006 and BWE Sportscars since 2000 continued production.

The Midge was also designed by JC Sportscars and was adopted in either 1989 or 1992. This was a 1930s style roadster that was also sold as a kit and blueprint. Here, too, many parts came from the Triumph Herald and the Ford Escort. White Rose Vehicles from 1993 to 2000 and Midge Owners 'and Builders' Club since 2000 continued production.

The Hornet was an in-house development. It was similar to the Locust , but was easier to make. It appeared in 1990 or 1991. Many parts came from the Ford Cortina. Various engines from Fiat , Ford and Toyota powered the vehicles. BWE Sportscars continued production from 1992 or 1994.

One source also mentions the Tempest model .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter T & J.
  • 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. 1594. (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. 122, 148 and 168 (English).

Web links

Commons : T & J Sportscars  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter T & J.
  2. ↑ 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. 1594. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 1, 2015)
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h 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. 122, 148 and 168 (English).