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[[File:200px-Nimbus2000_2001.jpg|thumb|right|Two of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's products with their owners: [[Harry Potter]] with a [[Nimbus 2000]], and [[Draco Malfoy]] with a [[Nimbus 2001]].]]
 
[[File:200px-Nimbus2000_2001.jpg|thumb|right|Two of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's products with their owners: [[Harry Potter]] with a [[Nimbus 2000]], and [[Draco Malfoy]] with a [[Nimbus 2001]].]]
The '''Nimbus Racing Broom Company''' is a [[broomstick]] company formed in [[1960s|1967]] by [[Devlin Whitehorn]]. Its arrival galvanised the racing broom market, and its first product, the [[Nimbus 1000]], was a revolutionary design. The Nimbus immediately became the broom of choice for professional [[Quidditch]] teams across [[Europe]], and subsequent models have kept Nimbus at the top of the field.
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The '''Nimbus Racing Broom Company''' is a [[broomstick]] company formed in [[1960s|1967]] by [[Devlin Whitehorn]]. Its arrival galvanised the racing broom market, and its first product, the [[Nimbus 1000]], was a revolutionary design. The Nimbus immediately became the broom of choice for professional [[Quidditch]] teams across [[Europe]], and subsequent models have kept Nimbus at the top of the field until the Firebolt came along..
   
 
==Products==
 
==Products==
 
[[File:Devlin_Whitehorn.gif|thumb|left|150px|Devlin Whitehorn, the inventor of the Nimbus Racing Broom]]
 
[[File:Devlin_Whitehorn.gif|thumb|left|150px|Devlin Whitehorn, the inventor of the Nimbus Racing Broom]]
 
*[[Fambus Station Wagon]]
 
*[[Fambus Station Wagon]]
*Nimbus[[Nimbus 1000|&nbsp;1000]]<ref name=qui>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''</ref>
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*[[Nimbus 1000]]<ref name=qui>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''</ref>
 
*[[Nimbus 1001]]<ref name=qui>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''</ref>
 
*[[Nimbus 1001]]<ref name=qui>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''</ref>
 
*[[Nimbus 1500]]<ref name=qui>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''</ref>
 
*[[Nimbus 1500]]<ref name=qui>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)]]''</ref>
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==Name etymology==
 
==Name etymology==
"Nimbus" is the Latin for cloud.
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"Nimbus" is the Latin word for cloud.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{comment|[[Nimbus 2000]]}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]'' {{comment|[[Nimbus 2000]]}}
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''{{Comment|[[Nimbus 2000]]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]'' {{comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup]]'' {{comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]'' {{Comment|[[Nimbus 2000]] and [[Nimbus 2001|2001]]}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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[[fr:Société des Balais de Course Nimbus]]
 
[[fr:Société des Balais de Course Nimbus]]
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[[es:Compañía de Escobas de Carreras Nimbus]] [[pl:Miotły sportowe Nimbus]]
 
[[Category:Broomstick manufacturers]]
 
[[Category:Broomstick manufacturers]]

Revision as of 14:14, 31 October 2015

200px-Nimbus2000 2001

Two of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company's products with their owners: Harry Potter with a Nimbus 2000, and Draco Malfoy with a Nimbus 2001.

The Nimbus Racing Broom Company is a broomstick company formed in 1967 by Devlin Whitehorn. Its arrival galvanised the racing broom market, and its first product, the Nimbus 1000, was a revolutionary design. The Nimbus immediately became the broom of choice for professional Quidditch teams across Europe, and subsequent models have kept Nimbus at the top of the field until the Firebolt came along..

Products

Devlin Whitehorn

Devlin Whitehorn, the inventor of the Nimbus Racing Broom

Name etymology

"Nimbus" is the Latin word for cloud.

Appearances

Notes and references