Fairthorpe Cars

Fairthorpe was a British manufacturer of automobiles.

Company History

The company Fairthorpe Limited began in 1954 in Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire with the production of automobiles. In 1954 the company moved to Gerrards Cross in South Bucks, and 1964 to Denham.

In 1976, the production was stopped.

Rolling stock

The first model was the atom, a small coupe with a body made ​​of fiberglass with either two or four seats. A built-in motor of BSA in the rear of the vehicle with a choice of 249 cc, 348 cc or 646 cc capacity was responsible for the drive. In 1957 the successor Atomota with a front engine on the market, as well as a coupe available. The two-cylinder engine with 646 cc displacement made ​​35 hp. In 1960, the model was discontinued.

A vehicle was larger class of Electron ( FWA), which it gave as an open two-seater from 1956 to 1957. This four-cylinder engines were mounted, consisting of 1098 cc 84 to 93 hp from 1220 cc 85 hp or 110 hp 1960 cc rendered. The successor Electron Minor was available from 1957 until 1963. The four-cylinder engine with 948 cc displacement made ​​38-45 hp. The Electrina 1960-1963 used the same engine and was a small two-door sedan. Between 1963 and 1967 there was the Three EM with 1147 cc and 63 to 67 hp. From 1968, the EM Mk IV with 1296 cc and 75 hp was, and 1970-1974, the models EM Mk V and Mk VI EM with the same engine.

There were also six-cylinder models. The model Zeta 1959-1965 had 2553 cc and 90-137 hp. The Rockette from 1962 to 1965 had 1596 cc displacement and developed 70 hp.

In addition, there were 1965-1969 the coupe TX, were made ​​by the about 50 copies. The prototype TX 1965 I had a four-cylinder engine, while the production models from 1967 with a six-cylinder engine, 1998 cc and 95-140 hp were fitted. Successor was the TX Tripper.