Wizard Roadsters

Wizard of Rods (1987–1994) ; Wizard Roadsters (1994–1998)
legal form
founding	1987
resolution	1998
Seat	Slough , Berkshire
management	Pete Cheeseman
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Super Coupé based on the VW Beetle. It is unclear whether this vehicle was made by Everyday Vehicles , Rodshop or Wizard Roadsters.

Rear view

Wizard Roadsters , previously Wizard of Rods , was a British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

1987 Pete Cheeseman founded the company Wizard of Rods in Slough in the County of Berkshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Wizard . In 1994 the name was changed to Wizard Roadsters . Production ended in 1998. A total of about 265 copies were made.

vehicles

In 1987, Wizard of Rods took over the production of the Super Coupé from Rodshop and continued production under its own brand name. The vehicle resembled a coupe of Willys from the 1940s. The chassis of the VW Beetle formed the basis .

In addition, the VW Beetle was converted. The Beetle Saloon received an oval rear window and a modified front. The roadster was lowered. The windjammer became a convertible with a roll bar . The delivery van was a panel van .

literature

Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Wizard (III).
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. 276 (English).

Web links

Commons : Wizard Roadsters - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Allcarindex (accessed March 1, 2015)

Individual evidence

↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Wizard (III).
↑ 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. 276 (English).

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-1] Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Wizard (III).

[Kit_Cars-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. 276 (English).