Colchester Racing Developments

Colchester Racing Developments
Company typeLtd.
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedColchester, 1960
FounderSelwyn Hayward
Headquarters
Manningtree, Essex
,
Great Britain
OwnerClive Hayward
DivisionsCRD Tool and Engineering Ltd.
WebsiteOfficial website

Colchester Racing Developments produced Merlyn racing cars from 1960 to 1979. The company was founded by Clive Maskrey,[1] Selwyn Hayward and continued by Hayward's brother, Clive. When the manufacture of Merlyn racing cars stopped, Clive Hayward continued to manufacture Merlyn parts as CRD Tool and Engineering Ltd. This company stopped trading in November 2015. Still, Clive Hayward continues to run Colchester Racing Developments, manufacturing Merlyn components and carrying out chassis repairs.

  1. ^ Twite, Mike, "Merlyn: Wizards of the Race Track", in Ward, Ian, executive editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974) Volume 12, p.1326.