Aeon Sportscars
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automobiles |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Marden, Kent |
Key people | Keith Wood, Suzan Heather Wood |
| Website | https://www.aeonsportscars.com/ |
Aeon Sportscars Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles.[1]
Company history
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The company was founded on November 3, 2000, in Marden, Kent.[2] Keith Wood and John Timothy Hewat became directors on July 1, 2001.[2] They began producing automobiles and kits in 2003. The brand name is Aeon. Since March 31, 2007, Susan Heather Wood has been the second director.[2] Hewat left the company at the same time and founded Blaze Motorsport. Doncaster based Exceed Autocraft, led by Matthew Flett, was the licensee from 2011 to 2021.[3] A total of around 17 copies have been created so far.[1]
Vehicles
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The first model was the GT 3 Coupé in 2003. Special features of the coupé are the three-seater design, with the driver sitting in the middle, and the gullwing doors. The engine usually comes from Ford. The GT 2 Coupé, which has been available since 2011, conventionally has two seats next to each other. The coupés have found around twelve buyers so far.[1]
The GT 3 Spyder appeared in 2004. This is the open version of the coupe. The vehicles are usually powered by a four-cylinder engine from Volkswagen with a displacement of 1,800 cm3 and a turbocharger. Initially also three-seater, since 2011 there has also been the GT 2 Spyder and GT 2 Aero with two seats next to each other. So far, around five copies of the Spyder have been built.[1]
The Epona was designed by Garry Gooderham. Aeon Sportscars presented a model at a trade fair in 2009, but did not put it into series production. Exceed Autocraft has been trying since 2011. This lightweight, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car is planned as a coupe and roadster.[citation needed]
Literature
[edit]- Steve Hole: A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949 Haynes Publishing, Sparkford 2012, ISBN 978-1-84425-677-8, p. 20–21 and 86.
External links
[edit]- Company Website
- Exceed Autocraft (Archived from the original on 1 September 2019)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hole, Steve (2012). A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing. pp. 20–21 and 86. ISBN 978-1-84425-677-8.
- ^ a b c "AEON SPORTSCARS LTD". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "EXCEED AUTOCRAFT LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.