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Crayford

Austin/MG Metro (LC8)

Modified Metros : Crayford Metro Politan

30 September 2020 Keith Adams 13

It seems that few – if any – of these Crayford convertibles actually reached customers before the company decided to concentrate on its Fiesta conversions. And it had a Dr […]

Crayford Princess Estate
Crayford

The converters : Crayford Princess Estate

8 June 2019 Keith Adams 16

And here is the car that the Princess should always have been: Crayford produced its own hatchback versions of the 18-22 Series/Princess, but at a time when the five-door saloon […]

Crayford TR7 Tracer (2)
Crayford

The converters : Crayford Engineering TR7 Tracer

16 February 2019 Declan Berridge 13

Crayford Engineering sought to produce an interesting variation on the TR7 theme, and ended up hatching out this little beauty. The Crayford TR7 Tracer looked awkward, and only one survives, […]

Crayford Austin 1100 hatchback
Crayford

The converters : Crayford Engineering

23 July 2018 Keith Adams 5

Crayford Engineering was founded by David McMullan and Jeffrey Smith in the 1962, their first product being a £100 soft-top conversion for the car of the moment, the Mini. Operating […]

Crayford 1100 Convertible
BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

The converters : Crayford BMC 1100/1300

22 July 2018 Declan Berridge 7

The BMC 1100/1300 was the only BMC/BL model to be offered as both an estate and convertible by Crayford Engineering (although these models were not marketed concurrently). You can also […]

Austin 3 Litre (ADO61)

Crayford 3-Litre estate

5 August 2011 Keith Adams 4

Seen as a replacement for the discontinued Morris Oxford Traveller and Austin Cambridge Countryman, this behemoth offered seating for up to nine passengers, and a few examples still exist today. […]

BMC 1800/2200 (ADO17)

BMC 1800/2200 : Crayford Estate

28 July 2011 Keith Adams 3

Alongside their trademark convertibles, Crayford were beginning to produce “estate car” conversions in the 1960s, the more apposite term “hatchback” not really having been coined at this stage. The Crayford […]

Crayford

Mini – Classic : Crayford Conversions

27 July 2011 Keith Adams 0

A wide variety of Mini-based models saw the inside of Crayford’s workshops, including the Cooper, Wolseley Hornet, Clubman and even the Moke… Mini/Mini-Cooper Convertible First introduced in 1963, the convertible […]

Austin Allegro (ADO67)

The converters : Crayford-Spikins Allegro

26 July 2011 Keith Adams 2

Soon after the Allegro was launched, Twickenham-based dealers Spikins saw the potential for a convertible version, and began to produce this Crayford-designed conversion. Tested by Mike McCarthy in MOTOR magazine […]

Crayford

Crayford Estoura : Rover P6 five-door

20 June 2011 Keith Adams 3

While Triumph enjoyed considerable success with the estate version of the 2000 saloon, Rover seemed happy to leave that sector of the market entirely open to their old rival. However, […]

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‘Loves driving… hates garages’ they said about the Citroen BX when it was launched in the UK in 1983. And how right those clever ad people would prove to be. […]

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