Trio Cars

Trio Cars
legal form
founding	1993
resolution	2000
Seat	Wareham , Dorset
management	Ken Hallett
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Trio Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1993 Ken Hallett founded the company in Wareham in the county of Dorset . He started producing DIY blueprints, kits and automobiles. The brand name was Trio . Production ended in 2000. A total of around five vehicles and a further 25 construction plans were created.

vehicles

The only model was a tricycle with a rear single wheel. The chassis contained a subframe from the Mini . The open two-seater body consisted mainly of wood , aluminum and vinyl, the bonnet and the front fenders of fiberglass . Many parts, including the four-cylinder engine , came from Austin .

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. 1611. (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. 259 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 1611. (English)
2. ↑ 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. 259 (English).