Falcon Shells
The Falcon Cars Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer in Hatfield ( Hertfordshire).
History
The company was founded in 1956 as Falcon Shells Ltd. founded by Peter Pellandine. This was previously co-owner of a manufacturer of fiberglass bodies named Ashley laminate. Pellandine still had the rights to the developed by Ashley Laminates kit car bodies Ashley 750 and Ashley Sports Racer.
From this, the Falcon Mk 1 models based on the Austin 7, the body of the Austin -Healey 100 looked like, and Falcon Mk 2, the shape of which was inspired by the Jaguar D -Type were.
1958 appeared the first complete vehicle of the company, the Falcon Competition. It had the body of the Mk 2 and the engine of the Ford Anglia 100E. Besides the complete kit car, only the body was available on request.
In 1959 the Falcon Mk 3 The car was later renamed Falcon Caribbean and based on the Ford Ten. There was a coupe and a convertible version of the Italian design inspired by the car. By 1963, this model was built more than 2,000 times.
In 1961, the company in Falcon Cars Ltd. renamed. In the same year the Falcon Bermuda a 2 2- seater version of the Caribbean, originated from the approximately 200 copies came out. Was developed and the Falcon 1000, a coupe with the engine of the Ford Anglia 105E Cosworth. The car that was smaller than the Caribbean was offered as Peregrine Falcon, but ultimately built only in two copies. With one of them scored Pellandine lap records at Brands Hatch.
1962 Pellandine sold the company to Mike Moseley, who moved the seat to Hatfield while Pellandine emigrated to Australia. Since this year Falcon stood next to cars and bodies also produce boat hulls and other FRP products.
In 1963 the company before the Falcon 515. The coupe was based on the Ford Cortina us had its overhead- line four-cylinder engine with 1.5 liter displacement, which, equipped with twin SU carburettors, a power output of 70 bhp (51 kW) at 4700 min-1 gave. The body was reminiscent of the Ferrari 400 Superamerica of 1960. Only about 25 units were built until 1964.
1964 was forced to close due to slump in sales the company. End of the 1980s was a replica of the Falcon Mk 2 as Autotune Gemini on the market.