Light Car Company
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| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Gordon Murray/Chris Craft |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Cars |
Production output | 55 vehicles |
| Light Car Company Rocket | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Light Car Company |
| Production | 1991-1998 (55 vehicles produced) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Yamaha 1,000 cc inline-four, 4-stroke, air-cooled motorcycle engine, mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Transmission | 5- or 6-speed sequential manual gearbox |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2413 mm (95.0 in) |
| Length | 3518 mm (138.5 in) |
| Width | 1600 mm (63 in) |
| Height | 914 mm (36 in) |
| Curb weight | 385 kg (850 lb) |
The Light Car Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles.[1]
Company history
Gordon Murray and Chris Craft founded the Light Car Company in St Neots in 1991 and started producing automobiles. Production ran until 1998.[2]
Vehicles
The only model was the Rocket. The vehicle was built to be extremely lightweight, weighing only 850 pounds (385.6 kg), less than the Lotus Seven or Caterham 7.[3] The open, doorless body has space for two people in a tandem configuration. A frame formed the chassis. A 1,000 cc Yamaha engine with options of 143 hp or 165 hp powered the vehicle. The top speed was 230 km/h (142.9 mph) for the lower-powered model. The Rocket has a wheelbase of 2413 mm, total dimensions are 3518 mm long, 1600 mm wide and 914 mm high.
Rocket R & D Limited released a new version of the vehicle in 2007.[4]
Further reading
- George Nick Georgano (Chief Editor): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G–O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
References
- ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
- ^ www.Ultimatecarpage.com (accessed 12. January 2014)
- ^ "Light Car Company Rocket". Evo. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ www.Rocket-Car.co.uk (January 2014)
External links
- www.Ultimatecarpage.com (English, accessed 12. January 2014)
Gallery
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Light Car Company Rocket at the Snetterton Trackday -
Rear end
