Crendon Replicas Explained

Crendon Replicas
Industry:	Automobiles
Founded:	1991
Hq Location:	Wellington, Somerset
Key People:	Anthony Hale
Website:	https://www.crendonreplicas.com/

Crendon Replicas is a British manufacturer of automobiles.^[1]

Company history

John Kerr founded the company in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1991. He started producing automobiles and kits. The brand name is Crendon Replicas. The company later moved to Westcott, also in Buckinghamshire. A total of around 100 copies have been created so far.^[2]

The project was started in 2001 by Anthony Hale and his company Absolute Horsepower Ltd. accepted.^{[3] [4]}

Vehicles

The only model is the CR 427, a replica of the AC Cobra. The body is usually made of glass fibre reinforced plastic . Only one vehicle had an aluminium body. Many parts come from the Jaguar XJ6. The vehicles are often powered by a V8 engine from Ford.

Literature

• George Nicholas Georgano (ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1, p. 346
• 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. 63

External links

• Crendon Replicas website
• Absolute Horsepower Ltd. website
• Allcarindex

References

1. Book: Georgano, George Nicholas . The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A–F . . 2001 . 1-57958-293-1 . . 346.
2. Book: Hole, Steve . A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949 . . 2012 . 978-1-84425-677-8 . . 63.
3. Web site: CRENDON REPLICAS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP . 14 May 2020 . Total Kit Car.
4. Web site: ABOUT . 14 May 2020 . crendonreplicas . en.