Created by Blantyre-based, Brian Harrison and Alasdair Scott assisted by John Haldane, who ran a Glasgow-based group of companies called John Haldane Ltd, a substantial group of companies founded in 1961 that included Rover dealerships, a car rental business in Glasgow and also a Unipart parts centre, plus a vehicle distribution service and even an international coach hire operation.
John was joined Brian and Alasdair to build a Healey 100M replica using a box section chassis and Vauxhall Chevette running gear he set about marketing it.
East Kilbride-based, Harrison (engineer, boat builder and microlight designer and pilot) and Scott (wind turbine engineer with lots of letters after his name) took over completely in 1993.
The car had a galvanised ladderframe chassis and semi-monocoque, which visually was a close replica of the Austin Healey 100S but had an extra ‘body line’and indicators. Suspension was via Vauxhall Chevette with modified rear axle adapted to accept upper and lower trailing arms and coil-over dampers. Power usually came from Ford Pinto 2-litre engine.
Original Healey trim off-the-shelf could be used on Haldane.
Converted to run on Ford Sierra mechanicals from 1993.
Haldane Developments came up with a Mk2 version in 1991 which had a stiffer and improved steel backbone semi-monocoque chassis. Unfortunately, the company ceased trading in 1994 having sold around 100 Mk1s and about 12 Mk2 kits. The rights were picked-up by Pilgrim Cars who probably sold about 24 kits before they stopped making them in 2008.
A Pilgrim version