This article is about the car manufacturer founded in 2004. For the 1950s sports car manufacturer of a similar name, see Connaught Engineering.
Former UK hybrid car manufacturer
Connaught Motor Company
Company type
Car manufacturer
Founded
2004
Founder
Edward Timothy Bishop, Anthony Martindale
Connaught Motor Company is a British manufacturer of high-performance hybrid technology cars, best known for the Type D hybrid sports car concept. The company was founded by ex-Jaguar engineers Tim Bishop and Tony Martindale in 2004.[1]
Due to a lack of funds, the company was closed in 2016, and was later bought by Welsh engineering firm BDI.[2]
^Orlove, Raphael (6 January 2016). "The First Modern Hybrid Sports Car Had A Tiny V10 And Never Happened". Jalopnik. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^Okula, Chris (29 November 2020). "Forgotten Connaught Type-D had a supercharged 2.0-litre V10 engine". Motor1.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
and 25 Related for: Connaught Motor Company information
ConnaughtMotorCompany is a British manufacturer of high-performance hybrid technology cars, best known for the Type D hybrid sports car concept. The...
shared drive Connaught Type D List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom "History – ConnaughtMotorCompany". Retrieved 7 May 2023. "Connaught Engineering"...
Design), MGA Developments, Geoff Matthews Design, Facel Vega Motors, ConnaughtMotorCompany. Matthews also took up roles within the Automotive Design Courses...
to a small number of other constructors, most notably the Connaught and HWM teams. The company was founded by engineer Geoffrey Taylor (1903–1966) in Surbiton...
Inman-Hunter, E.M. (May 1944). "Notes on the Original Aston-Martin Company". Motor Sport: 92. "Aston Martin: Car Manufacturer: Great British Design Quest"...
Surrey, England, in 1946. Through the 1950s and early 1960s they reached motor racing's highest levels as their mid-engined, single-seat cars competed...
The Morgan Roadster is a model produced by the Morgan MotorCompany. It was introduced in 2004 replacing the Morgan Plus 8. The car is identical to its...
unit: the Royal Montreal Cavalry, the 5th Dragoons, the 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars (6th DCRCH), the 11th Argenteuil Rangers, the...
STD Motors. Shortly afterward, STD Motors' French products were renamed Talbot instead of Darracq. In the mid-1930s, with the collapse of STD Motors, Rootes...
One starts, usually at the British or Italian Grands Prix. He took a Connaught Type B to two points finishes during the 1956 Formula One season, his...
(Chinese: 怡和大廈), formerly known as Connaught Centre (康樂大廈), is an office tower in Hong Kong. The building is located at 1 Connaught Place, Central on Hong Kong...
compete with the city's old-world, elite hotels, such as Claridge's and The Connaught. The Inn on the Park hotel in London opened in 1970. The lead consultant...
Formula Two motor race held on 11 July 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over 15 laps and was won by Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea...
400 mm (88.6 and 94.5 in) respectively. The company also enjoyed great success in early Grand Prix motor racing: in 1929, a privately entered Bugatti...
sole driver, after he left a part-time drive at Connaught. When Moss left, Prince Bira joined the Connaught team for three races. Peter Collins left HWM...
Formula One portal British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945 and based in the market town of Bourne in Lincolnshire...
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own); and The Westminster Regiment Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with C Company of the 11th Machine Gun Battalion...
"Audi's Sauber takeover: Everything you need to know before 2026 F1 entry". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2024. "Audi selects Sauber as strategic...
London, it opened a standalone Aman Spa in the basement floors of The Connaught in 2009. Designed by Jaya Ibrahim, the spa has five rooms and offers mainly...
persuades motorcompanies to let him cut up their cars for Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015". Metro. "Celebrating 50 years of Toyota motor sport at the...
McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula...
Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham (/ˈbræbəm/), was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team founded in 1960...
Maserati A6GCM. Roy Salvadori, starting from pole, finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, setting fastest lap in the process. Tony Rolt was...
succession of teams including Cooper, Vanwall, BRM, Aston Martin and Connaught. Also a competitor in other formulae, he won the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans...
Global Information