Magnum (Custom Classics)
Custom Classics was an American manufacturer of replica automobiles in the 1980s. The brand name was Magnum.
History
Custom Classics company was initially based in Bellflower, California. By 1983, the production of automobiles began. Lyle Mader later took over the company and moved the seat to Madison in South Dakota.
The cars were largely identical to the Kelmark GT of Kelmark Engineering, With the look of the Ferrari Dino 246 GT. The front design, the front trunk and the doors were different. limited production. handcrafted, high performance sports car combines the latest technology with classic European styling. its classic racing design and comfortable luxury Stewart Warner racing instrumentation or VDO guages is logically displayed on a European style wrap-around dashboard. The interior of the MAGNUM also includes leather steering wheel imported from Italy. Infinitely adjustable bucket seats imported from as well as richly padded door panels with armrests, plush tailored carpeting. Acoustically padded headliner, roll-up windows, and a spacious rear luggage compartment.
Many vehicles had the chassis of the VW Beetle and a Wankel engine of Mazda. Some versions had a different steel chassis that was designed to accommodate a centre design motor arrangement. Various engines of Mazda such as the Rotary or V6 GM American engines powered these types of vehicles. They had disc brakes on all four wheels.
The MAGNUM is designed on a unique tubular steel racing chassis incorporating four-wheel ventilated disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, infinitely adjustable four-wheel independent suspension. The GM V-6 engine with 4 speed manual or 3 speed automatic gearbox transaxle is transversely mounted midship for perfect sure-footed handling characteristics and lightning quick acceleration.
Special resins impregnated into fiberglass of the MAGNUM'S unibody construction insure a permanent deep lacquer-like finish that resists deterioration or cracking. Its built-in steel reinforcing and cockpit roll cage further guarantee the MAGNUM'S durability and safety.
By 1989 ended the production.
