Westpole Motors

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Westpole Motors
legal form
founding 1959
resolution 1961
Seat United Kingdom
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Westpole Motors was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company started producing automobiles and kits in 1959 . The brand name was Westpole . Production ended in 1961. A total of about 20 copies were made.

vehicles

Only one model was offered, which was called Weslite or Westlite depending on the source . The chassis of the Ford Popular formed the basis . A fiberglass body was mounted on top. Open and closed structures were available. The price for a kit was £ 100 and a windshield was an additional £ 18.

literature

  • 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. 275 (English).

Web links

  • Allcarindex (accessed December 12, 2014)
  • D'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 12, 2014)

Individual evidence

  1. 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. 275 (English).
  2. a b Allcarindex (English, accessed December 12, 2014)
  3. a b D'Auto (Dutch, accessed December 12, 2014)