Production chronology1990–1996
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
curated ↗7 years
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Bradley / Model record
BradleyS 61
Production1990–1996
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassLow two-seat 1950s-style roadster
Built2 units
Bradley's principal model, a very low open two-seater evoking small British fiberglass sports cars of the 1950s, particularly contemporary Ashley Laminates and Falcon designs. A purpose-built steel spaceframe carried donor running gear. Early specifications drew on Ford Ten or Vauxhall Viva components; the design was subsequently adapted around the more readily available rear-wheel-drive Mk II Ford Escort. Tony Place's Bradley Motor Company offered the S 61 from Whalley through 1994, after which Thor Conversion Services of Blackburn retained the Bradley name and continued it until 1996. A November 1995 Thor price list quoted £2,702 including VAT for the kit. Builder-specific engines, trim and donor parts are variants of this single chassis family, not separate models.
Chronology ledger
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Record depth — Documented
How this is measured → This record contains useful sourced evidence, but it does not yet meet the reference-ready standard. Still needed: attributed imagery. Fields we cannot source stay empty rather than guessed.
Research notes
Approximately two examples are reported across the original and successor production period.