Crayford Engineering

The British company Crayford Engineering was founded in 1962 by David McMullan and Jeffrey Smith. The first project of the small workshop in Westerham / Kent in the UK was a mini convertible conversion for 100 pounds. Around 800 Mini were " opened ". Characteristic of the Crayford tags is the fact that in general no paint was required. Thus, the costs remained low. Later, although the price rose to 150 pounds, but the side windows were now but fully retractable.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the divested entity division Crayford Auto Developments Ltd came into existence, focusing on the reconstruction of limousines to convertibles and station wagons ( called in England Estate ) specialized. Among the more well-known products that offered Crayford, included more Cabriolet versions of the Mini, the BMC 1100/1300, the VW Scirocco I ( under the name Crayford Tempest ), the Audi 100, the Opel Commodore Opel Rekord ( Opal), the Opel Manta ( Centaur ), the Mercedes -Benz 280 CE ( W 123 series ), the BMW 1602 and of course various models made ​​by Ford, including Ford Capri ( Caprice, built by Charles German ( body ) in Cologne for Crayford ) Ford Cortina Mk1 -5, Ford Corsair, Ford Fiesta ( Fly).

Also, some unknown individual productions were realized in Crayford, such as Mercedes -Benz 350 SEL Landaulet ( W 116 series ), Mercedes -Benz 600 Landaulet ( W 100 series ) or Mercedes- Benz 450 SLC Estate ( Condor, C 107 series ) and still some more.

In addition, Crayford made ​​combi conversions based on the Triumph TR7 and various Mercedes models such as the Mercedes S-Class ( W 116 series ) or the Mercedes -Benz / 8 ( model series W 115), the Audi 100, the Rover P6 and retrofitting the Leyland Princess with a large tailgate.

Mid-eighties gave Crayford on all remodeling activities. The company still exists and is devoted to the construction of ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles), boats and vehicles for special purposes ( emergency services, fire and the like).

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