Ranger Automotive Company Limited

Automotive Car manufacturer of Essex United Kingdom From 1972 to 1982.

Ranger Automotive Company Limited was a British manufacturer of kit car type automobiles in the 1970s and 1980s .  The brand name was Ranger .

History

Eric Salmons operated the used car trade EJS Products in Romford . In 1971 he started producing cheap kit type automobiles there .

In 1972 Salmons founded the new Ranger Automotive Company at Leigh-on-Sea near Southend-on-Sea in Essex and continued production. 1976 ended production. By 1982, the company was dissolved.Ranger Limited of Llangefni , Wales revived the project between 1984 and 1985. In total, about 500 copies were created.

The Model 80 was on offer throughout the production period. It was inspired by the Mini Moke . A spaceframe frame formed the base. Many parts such as front and rear subframe, windshield , dashboard , seats and headlights came from the Austin 1100 1300 . In addition to open and closed bodies options, there was also a pick-up .This model created about 303 copies. 

The 1974 The Cub was a three-wheel tricycle with rear single wheel. It was based on the mini with steel spaceframe. In the first sales year, there were 20 buyers, in the second and last year of production after a revision in 1975 another 180 buyers with a low road tax bracket.  A vehicle for testing purposes was also fitted with a electric motor .

The Cub 4 , a four-wheeled version of the Cub as a pick-up created between 1975 and 1976, only four copies. John Thomas, who previously worked at Broadspeed , presented in 1975 the Cub 6 , a six-wheeled version of the Cub 4 , which, however, remained a unique piece. 

The Jeep was a recreational car based on Austin 1100, appeared in 1976 and also remained a prototype .