Sunday, June 24, 2007
Riley car production to start again in Blackpool
WILLIAM RILEY'S plans to revive his old automotive family name has shot further forward this week.As reported in AutoWired in March, he is coming-out of retirement to build sports cars in Blackpool.
He is to rent the former TVR factory at Bristol Avenue, Bispham as a short-term measure and hopes to receive the first chassis from Italy by July 1.
He said he has already hired a number of former TVR staff. "We will start work as soon as we have the chassis," he said.
In the long-term, however, he has paid Blackpool Council £400,000 for land at the Technology Park and will be investing around £1.5m on a new factory on the site.
"For the time being, however, I will be producing two cars from the former TVR factory at Bristol Avenue.
DATED: 24.06.07
FEED: AW
He is to rent the former TVR factory at Bristol Avenue, Bispham as a short-term measure and hopes to receive the first chassis from Italy by July 1.
He said he has already hired a number of former TVR staff. "We will start work as soon as we have the chassis," he said.
In the long-term, however, he has paid Blackpool Council £400,000 for land at the Technology Park and will be investing around £1.5m on a new factory on the site.
"For the time being, however, I will be producing two cars from the former TVR factory at Bristol Avenue.
DATED: 24.06.07
FEED: AW
