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The Grinnall Specialist Cars Ltd. ( Grinnall Cars) is an
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and
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maker founded by Mark Grinnall in
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. This company mainly produced three-wheelers. It is based in
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, Worcestershire


History

In the beginning, Grinnall Cars started to modify
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cars. By 1990 they produced 350 units of Grinnall TR8 based on
Triumph TR8 The Triumph TR8 is a sports car built by the British Triumph Motor Company from 1978 until 1981. It is an eight-cylinder version of the "wedge-shaped" Triumph TR7 which was designed by Harris Mann and manufactured by British Leyland (BL), ...
. In 1991 Grinnall started to produce three-wheelers (also known as Trikes). In 1992 they started Scorpion III development. In 1998 started Scorpion IV development.


Production list

* TR8 * Trike 1200C/CL also known as Trike I. * Trike 1150R also known as Trike II. * Trike R3T * Scorpion III * Scorpion IV


See also

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References


Grinnall Specialist Cars Ltd.
official website.
Grinnall Scorpion Owners Club3-wheelers.com
Online A-Z of 3-wheeled cars. Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom Three-wheeled motor vehicles Companies based in Worcestershire {{motorvehicle-company-stub