| 词条 | Marauder Cars |
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| image = Marauder Cabriolet at Witham.JPG | caption =Marauder A three-seater registered June 1950 KAC 313 the first car built[1] | name = Marauder A and 100 | manufacturer = {{ubl|Marauder Car Company Limited|#00481727|previously Wilks, Mackie and Company Limited}} | production = 1950–1952 15 made[1] | class = | body_style = {{ubl|Open[3] two-seater / three-seater|(one) 2-door coupé}} | engine = Rover 2103 cc straight 6 (A model) 2392 cc (100 model) | transmission = 4-speed manual with optional overdrive | length = 13'10" (166")(4216mm) | width = | height = | weight = 1ton 3cwt (2,576lbs)(1,186kg) | wheelbase = 102"(2,591 mm) | designer = George Mackie, Spencer King, Peter Wilks }} Marauder Car Company Limited was a British car venture by ex-Rover engineers George Mackie and Peter Wilks. After successfully racing their single-seater Marauder racing car the pair left Rover in 1950 and formed Wilks, Mackie and Company to exploit their idea of a two-seater sports car based on the new Rover 75 chassis. In 1951 they changed the company's name to Marauder Car Company. Around 15 cars were made before a sharp luxury tax imposed on cars priced over £1,000 brought sales to an end and George Mackie and Peter Wilks rejoined Rover. DesignThe design was largely the work of Peter Wilks and "Spen" King who, like Wilks, was a nephew of brothers Spencer and Maurice Wilks who ran Rover. Spencer King was later famous for his involvement in many Rover and Leyland Group designs. Though usually considered a sports car their new car was marketed as a Marauder Tourer. The car named the "A", later joined by the more powerful "100", was based on the Rover P4 75 with the chassis shortened by {{convert|9|in|mm}} from {{convert|111|in|mm}} to {{convert|102|in|mm}}, the track remaining the same at {{convert|52|in|mm}}. The suspension was stiffened retaining the coil sprung independent front suspension and elliptical sprung live rear axle. In view of the much lighter 2/3-seater (a single bench seat but the seats were separated on the "100"[2]) open[3] coachwork the engine was moved back to improve handling and front / rear weight distribution. The Rover gearbox was retained with optional Laycock–de Normanville overdrive[2] but not the Rover free wheel mechanism. The gearchange moved from column to floor.[1] The 6-cylinder, inlet over exhaust valve, 2103 cc Rover engine was slightly modified with higher compression ratio to raise the output by {{convert|5|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|80|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} whilst the 100 version was bored out to 2392 cc and fitted with triple SU carburettors to give {{convert|105|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}. The "A" was capable of {{convert|90|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}} and the "100" {{convert|100|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}[1] ManufactureManufacturing started in Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands and later continued in Kenilworth, Warwickshire between 1950 and 1952. In 1951 Wilks, Mackie and Company's name was changed to Marauder Car Company.[4][1] The first few bodies were made by Richard Mead in his Dorridge works and used some Rover panels but later ones were made by Abbey Panels of Coventry.[1] About 15 cars were made including 2 of the "100"s before rising costs and tax changes priced the cars out of the market. The UK government doubled the already high level of Purchase Tax on cars with a pre-tax price above £1000.[5] In 1950 the car cost £1236 rising to over £2000 in 1952.[1] Both George Mackie and Peter Wilks rejoined Rover. Note1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite book | author=Robson, Graham | title= A to Z of British Cars 1945-1980 | isbn=0-9541063-9-3 }} 2. ^1 2 3 Malcolm Bobbitt, Rover P4 Series, Veloce, Dorchester 2002 {{ISBN|1903706572}} 3. ^1 Open because weather protection was limited to a lightweight folding roof and detachable side-screens. There were no wind-up windows. The alloy-framed clear perspex side-screens contained sliding sections to permit the obligatory hand signals 4. ^and dissolved 18 July 1967. page 7899 The London Gazette 18 July 1967 5. ^{{cite book | author=David Culshaw and Peter Horrobin | title= The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895–1975 | isbn=1-904788-75-0|pages=412–413| publisher=Veloce Publishing}} See also
References{{reflist}} 5 : Sports cars|Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England|Cars introduced in 1950|Companies based in the West Midlands (county)|Companies based in Warwickshire |
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