Brockmore Classic Replicas Limited was a British

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Company history

The company from

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took a project for Grand Illusions Motor Company. The production of automobiles and

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began. Their brand name was ''Brockmore'', after Brockmoor in Brierley Hill. Production ended in 1994. The company produced about four replicas.

Vehicles

The company offered replicas of the Triumph TR 2 and TR 3 models. The chassis and suspension were re-designed. Many parts were from

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. Various motors types of

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s from

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were used to power these cars.

References

Bibliography

* George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' Volume 1: ''A–F.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, {{ISBN, 1-57958-293-1, S. 199. * Hole, Steve. A-Z of Kit Cars: The Definitive Encyclopaedia of the UK's Kit-car Industry since 1949. Sparkford: Haynes, 2011.

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