JBA Motors
JBA Motors was a British car maker best known for the JBA Falcon. It began as JBA Engineering, named after the three founders—Kenneth Glyn Jones, John Barlow and David George Ashley—who were engineers at British Leyland. John Barlow later left, and the company was run by Ken Jones and Dave Ashley until 2004.
The Roadster started production in 1982, though some earlier cars date from 1979. In 1985 the JBA Javelin was introduced, and the Falcon range expanded with the Falcon Plus Two. In 1988 the Falcon Roadster was replaced by the Falcon Sports. In 1990 the Falcon Tourer replaced the Falcon 2+2, and in 1991 the Falcon Sports SR was launched, the first JBA car to use Ford Sierra donor parts. In 1994 the Falcon Tourer was replaced with the Falcon TSR, which used Sierra parts.
Until July 2004 the company, based in Standish, Greater Manchester, was run by Ken Jones and Dave Ashley. Tim Banwell bought the factory on 1 August 2004. In 2006 he announced the company was for sale, and in 2007 JBA Engineering went into administration.
Car models:
- SRI: a two-seater sports car in a traditional British pre-World War II style, using Ford Sierra mechanical parts.
- Falcon: a four-seater version of the SRI; the rear seat is suitable for children up to about eight years old; also based on the Sierra.
- Javelin: created in 1985 as an open four-seater with removable front roof panels and a foldable rear hood, based on the Ford Capri; it cost £2,290 in 1985 and disappeared in 1989.
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