There are HOW many manufacturers in the UK?

[Simon]

Courtesy of www.totalkitcar.com

"So, what does 2006 hold in store for us then? Well, I think that there’s going to be a big upturn in interest in GT40 replicas, and although for many years after GTD’s spectacular demise we only had a couple of companies producing kits, 2006 will see no fewer than EIGHT UK makers including Hawk with the splendid SPF40."
Steve Hole, Totalkitcar.

Blimey, I hope the market is big enough!

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[JimmyMac]

Simon,
Who are those eight manufacturers ?

 

[Simon]

James,

He doesn't say, all I can think of is

Tornado
MDA
IKON (saw them at the exeter show)
RF
Hawk cars (SPF)
Roy Smart (GTD)
I would guess he means being sold in the UK, rather than actualy manufactured in the UK, as two of those above are the product of other countries.
Does anyone know who the others would be?

Simon

 

[Mark Clapp]

Is Southern GT one of them?

 

[Simon]

That would make it seven by my reconing (Is the Southern GT made over here or is it a US car?)

 

[JimmyMac]

We missed Graham Turner (Our GTA917)
He makes fine cars

 

[MICK.(southerngt)]

southern GT is made in the uk see southerngt.co.uk. mick

 

[Paolo-LoveGT40 Modelworks]

Gta 917 is the same Graham of the nice artworks over 60's racer?

http://www.sportsgallery.co.uk/grahamturner.htm

Paul

 

You need to include CAV as they now have representation here.

 

[Frank Catt]

UK Manufacturers ? THREE ( maybe four ) The rest are imports which are predominantly manufactured and assembled outside the UK. So the list is Tornado, MDA , Southern GT. I do not know how much IKON can produce, and Roy Smart just produces GTD chassis only.

 

[JimmyMac]

Frank,
I concur.
Happy New Year to you.

 

[Graham T]

Love GT40,

Sorry to disappoint you but i am not that artist, nor do i manufacture GT40s. There are too many makers already. 917s.... now thats a different story.

Regards,

Graham @ GTA.