Covin (automobile)

This article is about the Covin kit car. For the legal term, see covin.

Covin
Overview
Production	Early 1980s–1992 Approx
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupe 2+2 2-door convertible 2+2
Layout	Rear engine, rear-wheel drive
Platform	Covin own or VW Type3 chassis
Related	Volkswagen Variant Type 3
Powertrain
Engine	Various fitments
Transmission	3-speed automatic 4 speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	87.2 in (2,215 mm)
Length	Coupe: 165.2 in (4,196 mm)
Width	Coupe: 72.1 in (1,831 mm)
Height	Coupe: 50 in (1,270 mm)

The Covin is a kit car replica of the Porsche 911 Turbo created by Tim Cook and Nick Vincent in the early 1980s. The name Covin came from CO (Cook) and VIN (Vincent) to produce COVIN Performance Mouldings. Early models of the Covin were based on a shortened Beetle floorplan/running gear but later used its own Covin chassis and VW Type 3 running gear.

The company was sold in the 1990s to DAX and later moved to new owners GPC and was relocated to County Galway in Ireland where up to now the Covin has not been produced again. The Covin came in three body styles all based on the Turbo model. Flatnose and Coupe both were also available in a convertible version. There is also known to be only one narrow body Covin ever made. Covin produced a few 356 Speedster models.

The Covin Club

The Covin Owners Club is run by Darren Parker (club technical adviser) and club secretary Michael Dykes. As of 2015, the Covin forum has 378 members, and 24487 posts, covering 2762 topics.

External links

• Covin website
• Covin Forum