- Peter Pellandine
An influential car designer and manufacturer in the field of specials/kit cars and steam-powered vehicles in both the UK and
Australia .Biography
Worked for the prestigious British
coachbuilder sH. 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 BMCMini and Volkswagen-based kit cars. Conducted state-sponsored experiments with asteam 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.
References
Specialist Sports Cars - Peter J Filby (1974)
Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885 to present - G N Georgano (1982)
External links
* [http://www.speedrecordclub.com/features/steam/steam2.htm Pelland steamer Mark II]
* [http://home.primus.com.au/wallrus/steam/info.htm Pelland steamer Mark IV]
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