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MRB Cannon Automotive manufacturer

Great Britain from 1953 to 1970.

MRB Cannon  Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1953 to 1970.

MRB Cannon was a British manufacturer of automobiles and Kit cars . The brand name was Cannon .

History 

Mike Cannon founded the company in Tonbridge in 1953 and began producing automobiles and kits known as a one man operation . End of 1966 ended the regular production. Single pieces were made by Cannon until about 1970. A total of about 120 copies were made. 

The small two-seat vehicles were specially designed for use in trials . Parts came from the Austin Seven  Morris Minor.  The four-cylinder engines came mainly from the Ford Ten as were the front axle and wheels, later some from the Ford Cortina .

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