Simpson Design
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| Type | Privately held company |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Jim Simpson |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Sports cars |
| Owner | Jim Simpson |
| Website | simpsondesign |
Simpson Design is an American automobile coachbuilder founded in 1978[1] by owner Jim Simpson. The company is based in Clinton, Whidbey Island, located just outside of Seattle, Washington, and specializes in the production of custom sports cars coachbuilt bodies and interiors, mainly built on the Mazda Miata MX-5 chassis.[2]
History[]
1978 - Company founded by current CEO Jim Simpson in Houston, TX
1991 - Blue Ray 1 created for SEMA
1992 - Blue Ray 3 show car created for Nardi introduction at Pebble Beach Concours, debuted at Concours Italiano
2002 - Simpson Design relocated headquarters to Clinton, WA
Models[]
Production Models[]
- Swift[3]
- Italia 3 GTZ
- Italia 3 SWB
- Italia 2
- Italia Classic
Show Cars[]
- Manta Ray
- Blue Ray 3 (1992 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance / Concours Italiano show car)[4]
- Blue Ray 2
- Blue Ray 1 (1991 SEMA show car)
References[]
- ^ "About". Simpson Design.
- ^ "I Somehow Like These Custom-Bodied Mazda Miatas A Whole Lot More". Jalopnik.
- ^ Magazine, ReinCarNation (February 12, 2019). "Miata-based Swift by Simpson Design". ReinCarNation Magazine.
- ^ "Blue Ray 3". Simpson Design.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Coachbuilders of the United States
- Sports car manufacturers
- Car brands
- Companies based in Seattle
- Manufacturing companies based in Washington (state)
- United States company stubs