TVR Sports Saloons ?? RGS Atlanta

[Electron]

Just reading up on some "stuff" and came across an article on the RGS Atlanta bodyshell ...

"Trevor Wilkinson used this shell to clothe three TVR chassis, the cars being sold under the TVR Sports Saloon name."

Does anyone know any more about this ??

[Electron]

Wow !! That brochure came from a rocking horse ...

Klaus made me aware of the Microplas links - I was unaware of the other options.

This is the text lifted from the Fairthorpe Club Magazine - crediting Derek Bentley but also his typo on the name :-)

"RGS Atlanta were a pre war company, based in Staines, Middlesex and building specialist sports cars. Up to the outbreak of the war in 1939 about 20 cars had been produced.

Dick Shattock purchased the remains of the company in 1949 and started to offer kit versions of the pre war car. These comprised chassis and suspensions only, no body being supplied. He then began investigating using GRP to produce a bodyshell. He approached North East Coast Yacht Building and Engineering Company Ltd (Necolam) of Blythe, Northumberland, who were already moulding GRP boats.

In early 1953 they produced a car body for Dick Shattock and this was sold under the RGS name (Richard G Shattock), making it the first GRP car body to be produced in this country.

One of the RGS bodies was displayed on the Bakelite stand at the 1953 Plastics Exhibition as the Bakelite Company had provided the moulding resins.

The shell was an open version and available for wheelbases of between 7‟ 6” and 9‟ and track widths of between 4‟ and 4‟ 8”. Later the shell was available for wheelbases of up to 11‟ 6”, making it adaptable to most chassis. By December 1953 a hard top was also made available. The full body set, comprising three parts retailed for £168.

Trevor Wilkinson used this shell to clothe three TVR chassis, the cars being sold under the TVR Sports Saloon name.

[Electron]

So not a TVR but similar ..

http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/23-07-200...

Thanks to Martin Collins ..

[Electron]

Sorry probably not really the TVR Classic Forum bit this looks so much like the Rochdale.

http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/192566,13494...