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r000 Heinkel 19XX distributors, Make noble Model Motors, needed something new when
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
Heinkel folded in 1958. an associated company, York noble
offered without reserve
Industries, purchased a license to build the Fuldamobil S-7 for the UK.
Manufacturing would be by several firms. Short Brothers and Harland
Ltd. in Belfast, who had a background in aircraft and shipbuilding,
agreed to assemble the cars. Rubery owen would build the frame, and
the fiberglass bodies would be handled by the famed Bristol aeroplane
Company. The motor was from Sachs, and local suppliers were used for
smaller parts. The arrangement with Bristol was soon terminated due to
cost issues, and Shorts took over the body moulds.
Meanwhile, the flamboyant company head, York noble (often
misspelled to be the same as the car), embarked on a Europe-wide
publicity blitz, aided by the beautiful ex-Princess Soraya of Iran, whom
he had appointed to co-director in a clever marketing move. Company
Chairman Cyril Lord, the “carpet king,” announced the launch of the
car in February 1959.
German Fuldamobil S-7 cars were brought in until production got
manufacturer underway. This Manufacturer project car is one such example, with its single tone,
sunroof, origin and City, curved Country side trim not seen on ID the no. nobel ## version.
motor motor displacement cc
power hp length mm
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