Lynx Kit Cars was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles in the 1980s . 

History

Jim Peters, Nick Rodgers and Steve Ahern founded in 1985  the company in Westcliffe-on-Sea in the county Essex . They started with the production of automobiles and kits . The brand name was Lynx . By 1986 ended production.  Total originated about seven copies. 

The Bobtail . The base was a solid chassis . On it a colored body made of fiberglass was mounted. It was an open leisure and multi-purpose vehicle with roll bar. Doors, weather protection and hardtop were available at extra cost. Many parts came from the Ford Capri .

There was no connection to Lynx Motors using the same brand name.

JPR Cars was a British manufacturer of replica kit car automobiles . 

History 

John Paul Randall, who previously worked for Dutton Cars and an Australian kit car manufacturer, founded the company in 1984.Located at the Goodwood Circuit in Chichester in County West Sussex . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was JPR . 1996 ended the production. In total, about 148 copies were made. 

First and best selling model was the Wildcat .

Although it is not an exact replica of the E-Type, the Wildcat produced by JPR Cars is described as 'the definitive E-Type kit', recreating the MKI Jaguar profile but with its own personality intact. More than three years of development have followed from the time of the prototype's completion, so that the Wildcat is now easy to build in kit form and an efficient performer once completed. Using any of the Ford engines from 1600 to V6 3000cc, or the Rover V8, the Wildcat is mechanically simpler and more reliable than the big Jaguar. A Ford Pinto based version is available for the American market and a range of Japanese engines can be fitted in the Far East export model. A complex spaceframe backbone chassis provides the basis for a strong GRP bodyshell and an original type forward hingeing bonnet. A glassfibre hardtop is also available.

The vehicle was 20 cm wider than the original. A chassis of TVR formed the base. The rear rigid axle came from Ford . Initially a four-cylinder pinto engine from the Ford Cortina was used in the vehicles. Later, more powerful four- and six-cylinder engines from Jaguar Cars , the Ford Sierra components were used. This model created until 1996 about 122 copies. The Wildcat 2 + 2 supplemented the range in 1987. The vehicle was 23 cm longer and offered two small rear seats in addition. This model found 20 buyers until 1996.

Rover V8 - Top speed 130 mph- 0-60 6.5 second-BHP 155

The Wildcat Le Mans resembled the hardtop coupe lightweight . Between 1991 and 1996, three vehicles of normal length and two, which were 23 cm longer.

The SL , a replica of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL as a roadster , was created in 1993 and remained a unique piece. An engine from Daimler-Benz powered the vehicle.

 The company acted as successor to Bedford Vehicles Ltd. The acronym IBC used in the company name stood for Isuzu Bedford Company . The successor company joined GM Manufacturing Luton Ltd. from 1998 on.

The plant was particularly known for the production of the Vauxhall Astra Combo as well as the slightly modified Opel Kadett Combo . Added to this were the Vauxhall Frontera and its European market version Opel Frontera , and the Opel Campo / Vauxhall Brava / Holden Campo . In the mid-nineties the Opel Sintra and the Vauxhall Sintra took the place of the combo sister models .

The factory premises of IBC Vehicles had a total area of ​​378,000 m³, which employed a total of 2088 workers. Annually, IBC Vehicles produced 124,000 vehicles for the European market. In 1996, Renault joined as a cooperation partner. However, before the exit Isuzus no vehicle of the French brand was launched. Instead, the development of the joint model Opel Vivarobegan but only in the fall of 2000, the successor company went into mass production.

Handmade Cars was a British manufacturer of repica kit car automobiles in the 1980s. 

History 

Stuart Gross  founded in 1986  the company in Bushey in the county of Hertfordshire . He started producing automobiles and kits . The brand name was Allora . 1989 ended production. A total of 13 kits originated. Litton Cars from Skipton continued production from 1989 under its own brand name. 

On offer was only a single model. It was the replica of a Lancia Stratos .kits came with fibreglass bodyshell and chassis .The basis was a chassis from the Lancia Beta , which was, however, changed to a semi- monocoque. The suspension was also changed a lot. Various engines from AlfaRomeo , Ferrari , Lancia , Renault , Rover and Vauxhall Motors were available. 
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