Production chronology1983–1985
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
curated ↗3 years
← Shelsley (A. G. Thorpe)
Shelsley (A. G. Thorpe) / Model record
Shelsley (A. G. Thorpe)Spyder
Production1983–1985
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
Class1930s-inspired open two-seat sports car
Built5 units
Production
5
confirmed units built
The only complete-car design sold under Thorpe's Shelsley badge. Its open body evoked 1930s Alfa Romeo sports cars; chassis and engine specification varied because buyers could use Triumph foundations or Thorpe's ladder frame. It is unrelated to later Shelsley T2 production by P. N. Needham Engineering.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
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 five Spyder cars or kits were produced.