Burlington Cars
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Burlington Cars made a kit car (or rather a "plan and pattern" car) similar to the JC Midge and sold by Haydn Davies who ran The Burlington Motor Company Ltd. Like the Midge it uses a Triumph donor and constructs a body of plywood on top of it, i.e. a body-on-frame design.
The models were
- Burlington SS, a Morgan copy, later sold by GCS Cars as "Hawke"
- Burlington Arrow, a two-seat, doorless roadster with cycle wings (based on the MG TC) inspired by the 1935 Triumph Dolomite Straight Eight. Built according to plans and using a modified chassis from a Triumph Herald. Later chassis plans were made so it could be built using parts from Triumph Spitfire, Vitesse, or GT6. Over 6000 copies of the plans were sold resulting in an estimated 500 cars built. Some using donors such as Lotus Elan, Triumph TR4, Reliant Scimitar and even the Volkswagen Beetle. Burlington also made the radiator surround (nose cone) and scuttle top, but about half of the builders made their own instead of buying them.
- Burlington Berretta, same as the Arrow, but with fixed wings and running boards.
- Burlington Chieftain, WWII style Jeep also on Triumph Spitfire or GT6 chassis. The design did not require any alterations on the chassis except for cutting some parts off. The plans also allowed you to scale it down and make one for the kids.
- Burlington Centurion, a futuristic Triumph Spitfire based car designed by Quincy-Lynn.[1]
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