Atalanta Motors
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Martyn Corfield |
| Website | atalantamotors.com |
Atalanta Motors is a British car company created in 2011 by Martyn Corfield to relaunch the dormant 1930s Atalanta which stopped production due to the war[1] after a production run of only 21 cars.[2]
Initially announcing the rebirth of the marque in 2012 with the retro-designed Sports Tourer,[3] Atlanta Motors displayed another car at the 2014 Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace,[4] but production models have yet to be announced. The production is limited to 10 cars a year.[5]
The new Atalanta is built from hand-beaten aluminium panels over an ash wood chassis, with a claimed 90 per cent of the components designed and engineered in-house. The Atalanta features disc brakes, rack and pinion steering and is powered by a 2.5-litre 4-cylinder engine producing 214 bhp (160 kW; 217 PS).[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Staff (16 March 2012). "Bespoke classic has style and substance". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Donaldson, Shane (2011). "British Atalanta marque revived". Autocar. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Hanlon, Mike (13 March 2012). "The 1937 Atalanta Sports Tourer rides again - brand new inside, 75 years old on the outside". Gizmag. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Paul (4 September 2014). "New Atalanta launched". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Atalanta buyers get the opportunity to create an updated British classic car digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020
- ^ Mullen, Enda (5 October 2014). "Midlands businessman recreates classic British car killed off by Second World War". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 22 January 2015.