Peter Pellandine
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Peter Pellandine was an influential car designer and manufacturer in the field of specials/kit cars
and steam-powered vehicles in both the UK and Australia
.
s H. J. Mulliner & Co.
Formed Ashley Laminates
with Keith Waddington in 1955.
Amicably split and founded Falcon Shells
in 1956.
Sold Falcon in 1962 and emigrated to Australia.
Founded Pellandini Cars
in 1970. Sold BMC Mini
and Volkswagen
-based kit cars. Conducted state-sponsored experiments with a steam car
.
Moved back to England
in c.1977.
Founded Pelland Engineering
in 1978. Sold the VW Beetle-based Pelland Sports kit car.
Attempt to break steam car landspeed record in 1991 with the Pelland Steamer.
Introduced the Alfa Romeo Alfasud
-based Pelland Sports kit car in 1989.
Pellandine moved back to Australia in the 1990s where he continued to develop the Steamer. The latest version is the Mark IV.
Kit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
and steam-powered vehicles in both the UK and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Biography
Worked for the prestigious British coachbuilderCoachbuilder
A coachbuilder is a manufacturer of bodies for carriages or automobiles.The trade dates back several centuries. Rippon was active in the time of Queen Elizabeth I, Barker founded in 1710 by an officer in Queen Anne's Guards, Brewster a relative newcomer , formed in 1810. Others in Britain included...
s H. J. Mulliner & Co.
H. J. Mulliner & Co.
H. J. Mulliner & Co. was a well-known British coachbuilder operating at Chiswick in West London.The Mulliner family can trace their coachbuilding history back to 1760, building coaches for the Royal Mail in Northampton....
Formed Ashley Laminates
Ashley (automobile)
Ashley were manufacturer of body shells and chassis for specials from 1955 to 1962. They also offered a range of products for special builders: radiators, header tanks, lighting sets, steel tubing, sheet aluminium, various suspension parts, water pumps, tires, tubes and wheels...
with Keith Waddington in 1955.
Amicably split and founded Falcon Shells
Falcon Shells
Falcon Shells was a British company that produced specials/kit cars from 1956 until 1964.-History:Falcon Shells was founded in 1956 by Peter Pellandine following his amicable split with Keith Waddington of Ashley Laminates. It was originally based at 23 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey in Essex....
in 1956.
Sold Falcon in 1962 and emigrated to Australia.
Founded Pellandini Cars
Pellandini Cars
Pellandini Cars was a manufacturer of kit cars during the early 1970s that was located in South Australia.- History :Englishman Peter Pellandine founded Pellandini Cars Ltd in 1970 at Cherry Gardens, South Australia. He first produced a curvy, gull-wing coupe that used a mid-mounted BMC Mini...
in 1970. Sold BMC Mini
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
and Volkswagen
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
-based kit cars. Conducted state-sponsored experiments with a steam car
Steam car
A steam car is a light car powered by a steam engine.Steam locomotives, steam engines capable of propelling themselves along either road or rails, developed around one hundred years earlier than internal combustion engine cars although their weight restricted them to agricultural and heavy haulage...
.
Moved back to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in c.1977.
Founded Pelland Engineering
Pelland Engineering
Pelland Engineering was a British engineering company that produced kit cars and made an attempt on the world land-speed record for steam cars.-The Pelland Sports:...
in 1978. Sold the VW Beetle-based Pelland Sports kit car.
Attempt to break steam car landspeed record in 1991 with the Pelland Steamer.
Introduced the Alfa Romeo Alfasud
Alfa Romeo Alfasud
The Alfa Romeo Alfasud is a compact car made by Alfa Romeo of Italy from 1971 to 1989. It was considered one of Alfa Romeo's most successful models, sold 893,719 examples from 1972 to 1983 plus 121,434 Sprint versions from 1976 to 1989. A common nickname for the car is ’Sud...
-based Pelland Sports kit car in 1989.
Pellandine moved back to Australia in the 1990s where he continued to develop the Steamer. The latest version is the Mark IV.