Crendon Replicas
| Industry | Automobiles |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Wellington, Somerset |
Key people | Anthony Hale |
| Website | https://www.crendonreplicas.com/ |
Crendon Replicas is a British manufacturer of automobiles.[1]
Company history[edit]
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John Kerr founded the company in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1991. He started producing automobiles and kits. The brand name is Crendon Replicas. The company later moved to Westcott, also in Buckinghamshire. A total of around 100 copies have been created so far.[2]
The project was started in 2001 by Anthony Hale and his company Absolute Horsepower Ltd. accepted.[3][4]
Vehicles[edit]
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The only model is the CR 427, a replica of the AC Cobra. The body is usually made of glass fibre reinforced plastic . Only one vehicle had an aluminium body. Many parts come from the Jaguar XJ6. The vehicles are often powered by a V8 engine from Ford.
Literature[edit]
- George Nicholas Georgano (ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 346
- Steve Hole: A-Z 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 , p. 63
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Georgano, George Nicholas (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A–F. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 346. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
- ^ Hole, Steve (2012). A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-84425-677-8.
- ^ "CRENDON REPLICAS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP". Total Kit Car. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "ABOUT". crendonreplicas. Retrieved 14 May 2020.