The Light Car Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles.

Company history

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and Chris Craft founded the Light Car Company in

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in 1991 and started producing automobiles. Production ran until 1998.

Vehicles

The only model was the ''Rocket''. The vehicle was built to be extremely lightweight and as such it weighs only 850 pounds (385.6 kg), less than the

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. The open, doorless body offers space for two people in a tandem configuration. A frame formed the chassis. A 1,000 cc

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engine with options of 143 hp or 165 hp powered the vehicle. The top speed was 230 km/h (142.9 mph) for the lesser powered model. The Rocket has a wheelbase of 2413 mm, total dimensions are 3518 mm long, 1600 mm wide and 914 mm high. Rocket R & D Limited released a new edition of the vehicle in 2007.

References

* George Nick Georgano (Chief Editor): ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' Volume 2: ''G–O.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, . LCC Rocket lr

External links

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www.Ultimatecarpage.com
(English, accessed 12. January 2014)

References

Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.''
(accessed 12. January 2014) www.Rocket-Car.co.uk
(January 2014) Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1991 Defunct companies based in Cambridgeshire Sports car manufacturers 1991 establishments in England Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1998 1998 disestablishments in England