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Swallow Doretti
The following taken from Wikipedia:
he Swallow Doretti is a two-seater British sports car built on a tube chassis using Triumph TR2 mechanicals, made between 1954 and 1955.
Doretti badge
The marque came from Swallow Coachbuilding Co. (1935) Ltd. which was sold in 1945 by Jaguar (formerly SS Cars Ltd) to the Helliwell Group which was taken over in 1946 by the British conglomerate, Tube Investments (TI Group). The Dorreti name was derived from Dorothy Deen, who Managed the Western US distributorship Cal Sales.
The first and only model produced by Swallow under TI ownership was the Doretti, which had a tubular Reynolds 531 manganese–molybdenum, medium-carbon steel chassis with a body made of a steel inner structural skin and aluminium outer. Most cars were supplied with overdrive and they were capable of 100 mph. 276 Mk I cars were made, including a single fixed head coupe version. The car was designed by in-house engineer Frank Rainbow, and produced in the TI factory at The Airport, Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
Three prototype Mk II cars, the Sabre were produced. These had a stiffer chassis and better weight distribution.[2]
Interior
Production stopped in 1955 when the parent company TI Group changed policy. Allegedly, pressure from the British motor industry, most notably Jaguar itself, led to the cessation of production of the Doretti. It is thought that the directors of TI were pressured in that in the production of the Doretti sports car placed TI at an advantage over their customers buying raw materials, creating a serious conflict of interest.
Swallow Doretti
The following taken from Wikipedia:
he Swallow Doretti is a two-seater British sports car built on a tube chassis using Triumph TR2 mechanicals, made between 1954 and 1955.
Doretti badge
The marque came from Swallow Coachbuilding Co. (1935) Ltd. which was sold in 1945 by Jaguar (formerly SS Cars Ltd) to the Helliwell Group which was taken over in 1946 by the British conglomerate, Tube Investments (TI Group). The Dorreti name was derived from Dorothy Deen, who Managed the Western US distributorship Cal Sales.
The first and only model produced by Swallow under TI ownership was the Doretti, which had a tubular Reynolds 531 manganese–molybdenum, medium-carbon steel chassis with a body made of a steel inner structural skin and aluminium outer. Most cars were supplied with overdrive and they were capable of 100 mph. 276 Mk I cars were made, including a single fixed head coupe version. The car was designed by in-house engineer Frank Rainbow, and produced in the TI factory at The Airport, Walsall, Staffordshire, England.
Three prototype Mk II cars, the Sabre were produced. These had a stiffer chassis and better weight distribution.[2]
Interior
Production stopped in 1955 when the parent company TI Group changed policy. Allegedly, pressure from the British motor industry, most notably Jaguar itself, led to the cessation of production of the Doretti. It is thought that the directors of TI were pressured in that in the production of the Doretti sports car placed TI at an advantage over their customers buying raw materials, creating a serious conflict of interest.