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Solved -PJ769- Electric car by Lynch Motor Company, 1993
« on: September 23, 2020, 05:27:43 AM »
Who built this and where?
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Re: PJ - 769
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2020, 02:54:42 AM »
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Re: PJ - 769
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2020, 04:59:42 AM »
Bill Read in his electric car...

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Re: PJ - 769
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2020, 06:48:36 AM »
E Rudham electric car by Richard Fletcher

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Re: PJ - 769
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2020, 12:39:18 PM »
Bill Read in his electric car...
E Rudham electric car by Richard Fletcher
Let's see who can find more about this car, since you are both correct.
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Re: PJ - 769
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2020, 02:26:11 PM »
Unfortunately the only thing I can find are four photos online that must relate to a news story published in the Eastern Daily Press in May 1993. The car was built in East Rudham in Norfolk and driven to an exhibition by Bill Read. The photos were for sale on ebay.

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Re: PJ - 769
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2020, 12:00:45 PM »
Who built this and where?
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fromwien obviously found the right car, but Rusty Chrome answered the questions.

There was a little more to dig, but I'll fill in the blanks.

From wikipedia (not the best source, but you can find it elsewhere too):

"From 1985 through 1992, the Lynch motor, and tooling were gradually improved, by Lynch, with much input from Richard Fletcher and his project team, including William Read, at London Innovation Network (LIN). LIN financed the patents, in Lynch's name. LIN also financed the construction of prototypes, including a batch made by Ouroussoff Engineering, which incorporated some ideas used in subsequent motors.

From 1989, LIN sought a company to manufacture the motor, having already successfully made small batches and individual units. These included the motors used in the Countess of Arrans world electric boat speed record attempt in 1989. Those motors were assembled by Lynch, with help from William Read, who assembled armatures in his hospital bed after a car accident (Motorboats Monthly Jan 1990).

Hotax, where Trevor Lees worked, was approached but, after Lynch showed Hotax how to make the motor they lost interest. Instead, Lees left Hotax in January 1993, and joined the Lynch Motor Company (part of LIN), as factory manager, to assist Lynch to set up larger scale production, which used tooling previously developed, and new tooling designed by Lynch. Some of the new tooling was made by a local toolmaker, Roger Cox.

Lynch and this small team engineered a production standard motor, which was manufactured by the Lynch Motor Company Ltd and named the Lynch motor. Following a rift between Lynch and LIN and the Lynch Motor Company in November 1996, the intellectual property rights were held by Lynch I P, with the Lynch Motor Co, having 50% rights. A new company was formed, LEMCO, which held the other 50% of the rights. This consisted of J P Hansen group main shareholder, with Lynch and Lees as small shareholders. Lynch joined the Indian company Agni Motors in 2002 where the Lynch Motor is built and marketed as the Agni motor. A further licensed design was made by Briggs & Stratton as the Etek DC Motor. The latest model of Agni Motor is manufactured and distributed by Saietta Group, which has been formed following the merger of Agility Global and Agni Motors in May 2015. "


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Re: Solved -PJ769- Electric car by Lynch Motor Company, 1993
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2020, 02:58:55 PM »
Ah, I did find the connection between Richard Fletcher and Lynch motors, but couldn't find anything on the company website that appeared to connect to this car directly and assumed Fletcher joining the company came a bit later.  I never thought of looking at their entry on Wikipedia!