Advanced Automotive Design (AAD) is a South African automobile and kit car manufacturer located in Die Wilgers, Pretoria. The company was founded in 1995 by Brian Glover and Rhys Edwards. Shaka is a registered Trademark of the AAD.
Rhys Edwards lead the design and engineering of AAD. He had experience in constructing race cars and vehicles for the Armed Forces.[1]
Vehicles
editIn 1997, they showed their first vehicle called Shaka Nynya on the South Florida International Auto Show. This was a concept car similar to the Plymouth Prowler. Sales began in 2000. Glover Designs Inc from Florida distributed the vehicles in the USA . One source states that production ended in 2010. In 2000 and 2002 one complete vehicle was built, in 2001 none and in 2003 two.[2][3]
The model was a sports car. It used a space frame made of tubes and had an open two-seater body made of fiberglass mounted on it. The literature describes the vehicle as being in the style of a Lotus Seven but with a more modern body. Another source describes it as having a similarity to the Plymouth Prowler. The standard engine was a V8 engine from Oldsmobile with a displacement of 5700 cc, but another engine from Oldsmobile and a V6 engine from Buick are also known to have been used. Another source mentions engines from Chevrolet.[2][4]
The companies other model was the Shaka Giotto which was a coupe with a similar shape to the Nissan 300ZX.
Model Overview
edit- Shaka Giotto (since 2000, only South Africa)
- Shaka Nynya (since 2000)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Rhys Edwards, retrieved 18 July 2024
- ^ a b George Nick Georgano (Chefredakteur): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1, S. 1439. (englisch)
- ^ Eligiusz Mazur: 2005 · 2006. One of the largest car directories in the world. World of Cars. Worldwide catalogue. Encyclopedia of today’s car industry. (online; englisch)
- ^ Allcarindex (englisch, abgerufen am 17. Juli 2016)