AK Sportscars

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AK Sportscars Limited
Company type Limited Company
Industry Automobiles
Founded1992
Headquarters Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Key people
Jon Freeman
Website https://www.aksportscars.co.uk/

AK Sportscars Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles. [1]

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Company history

AK 427 Goodwood Breakfast Club - AK Cobra replica - Flickr - exfordy (2).jpg
AK 427
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AK 427 Hardtop

Ken Freeman and Alan Frew founded the company in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in 1992. [1] They began producing automobiles and kits. The brand name was initially KF, then a little later AK, which stood for the initials of their first names. Ken's wife Lynda and their sons Dan and Jon supported the two men. Jon Freeman took over as director in 2009 when Ken and Lynda Freeman retired and is supported by his wife Wendi. So far around 300 vehicles have been built. [2] In 2021, Southern GT was taken over and this company's model, a replica of the Ford GT40 , will be offered as the AK 40. [3]

Vehicles

AK 427 Chassis AK 427 Cobra replica rolling chassis - Flickr - exfordy.jpg
AK 427 Chassis

The Premier model appeared under the KF brand. This was the replica of the AC Cobra. [2]

A little later it became the 427 under the AK brand. A steel ladder frame forms the basis. An open fiberglass body is mounted on top. Various V8 engines power the vehicles. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Georgano, George Nick (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A-F. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 23. ISBN   1-57958-293-1.
  2. 1 2 Hole, Steve (2012). A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing. pp. 22 and 136. ISBN   978-1-84425-677-8.
  3. "Southern GT, sold to AK Sportscars". GT40 Enthusiasts Club. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.