Blitzworld Buggies

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Blitzworld Limited
Blitzworld Buggies Limited
Company type Limited Company
Industry Automobiles
Founded2005
FounderSteven Elliott Malpass
Headquarters Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Website https://www.blitzworld.co.uk/

Blitzworld Buggies Limited, previously Blitzworld Limited, is a British manufacturer of automobiles. [1]

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Company history

Blitzworld Howie Blitzworld Howie buggy - Flickr - exfordy (1).jpg
Blitzworld Howie

Steven Elliott Malpass founded Blitzworld Limited on May 6, 2005, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. [2] He began producing automobiles and kits in 2006. The brand name is Blitzworld. On March 26, 2015, he founded Blitzworld Buggies Limited in the same place. [3] In total, over 250 vehicles have been built so far. [1]

Vehicles

Blitzworld Howie rear Blitzworld Howie buggy - Flickr - exfordy (2).jpg
Blitzworld Howie rear

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The Howie was the first model to appear in 2006. It has an engine with a displacement of 650 cm3. So far it has found around 200 buyers. [1]

The KR 3 was released in the same year. In addition to engines from Ford and Rover, a four-cylinder engine from Fiat with a displacement of 900 cm3 is also available. Around 100 vehicles of this model have been built so far. [1]

The Rally Kart, which was released in 2007, has so far found around 50 buyers. It is powered by various Honda engines with either 390 cm3 or 620 cm3 displacement. [1]

The Joyrider Sport came onto the market in 2010. It is based on the KR 3, but has a revised chassis and a more rounded design. Engines with a displacement of 900 cm3 to 2000 cm3 drive the vehicles. So far around 25 copies have been created. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hole, Steve (2012). A-Z of Kit Cars. The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949. Sparkford: Haynes Publishing. pp. 122, 133, 139 and 205. ISBN   978-1-84425-677-8.
  2. "BLITZWORLD LIMITED". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. "BLITZWORLD BUGGIES LTD". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.