Thompson Manufacturing Co.
| Thompson Manufacturing Co. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Company |
| founding | 1983 |
| resolution | 1988 |
| Seat | Castlebridge , Ireland |
| management | Peter Thompson |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Thompson Manufacturing Co. was an Irish manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Peter Thompson founded the company in Castlebridge , County Wexford in 1983 and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was TMC . The vehicle was designed by Frank Costin . In 1988 production ended after about 26 copies were made. Panoz Auto Development took over the rights to the vehicle frame.
vehicles
The only model, the Costin, was similar to the Lotus Seven . The chassis consisted of a lattice frame and had independent wheel suspension . The body was made of fiberglass , kevlar and aluminum . Unusual for such a vehicle was the version with a Targa roof and hatchback. The doors were attached to the windshield frame and opened up to the front. For the drive, engines from the Vauxhall Chevette were initially intended, but engines from Ford with 1600 cc displacement and 84 hp or 110 hp or Cosworth engines with 130 hp were mainly used. The vehicles were also offered as a kit for £ 6,000 .
literature
- George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English).
Web links
- Website of an owner of a TMC Costin ( Memento from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English).
