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RW Kit Cars

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RW Kit Cars
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotoring
Founded1983
FounderRoger Woolley
Defunct2000 (2000)
Headquarters
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
,
England
ProductsMotor cars

RW Kit Cars Ltd. was an English manufacturer of kit cars, founded in 1983 by Roger Woolley.

Vehicles

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RW Karma

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In 1984 RW Kit Cars took over Perry Automotive Development's Karma project. Perry had been manufacturing the Karma, which was designed by Custom Classics of California, since 1982. It is a fibreglass copy of the Ferrari Dino 246 GT, built around the floor pan of a Volkswagen Beetle, a popular choice of donor vehicle at the time. RW continued to sell the VW-based car, but also added a new backbone chassis that allowed the engine to be mid-mounted and Ford components to be used as an alternative to the VW option.[1]

RW Chopper

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The Chopper is a tricycle powered by a VW Beetle engine. It was produced from 1983 until 1984, during which time about five were made.[2]

RW Taurus

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The Taurus is a Lamborghini Countach replica based on the VW Beetle. It was manufactured from 1984 until 1985, during which time about 32 were produced, most of them exported to Germany.[3]

RW 427

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The 427 is a replica of the AC Cobra, manufactured from 1988 until 1990. About 28 were built, 18 of them with a front engine and rear-wheel drive configuration, and 10 for export to France based on the VW floor pan.[3]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Lawrence (1996), pp. 255, 275
  2. ^ Rees (2013), p. 170
  3. ^ a b Hole (2012), p. 221

Bibliography

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  • Hole, Steve (2012), A–Z of Kit-Cars: The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949, Haynes Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84425-677-8
  • Lawrence, Mike (1996), A–Z of Sports Cars, 1945–1990, A–Z Series, Bay View Books, ISBN 978-1-870979-81-8
  • Rees, Chris (2013), Three-Wheelers A–Z:The Definitive Encyclopaedia of Three-Wheeled Vehicles from 1940 to Date, Quiller Print, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4