First registered in 08/1985, this rare Quantum kit car is seen here on Main Street, Brough, having joined from B6276 New Road, on 30/03/2024, during the Cumbria Easter Rally. It is powered by a 1818cc petrol engine. These cars are based on the Fiesta, starting with the MKII and being adapted to accept donors up to 1997 models. Quantum Sports Cars are based at South Brent, Devon. © Peter Steel 2024.
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Robin Hood Engineering Ltd was a British kit car manufacturer based in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. The company was founded in 1980 in Sherwood, Nottinghamshire and started by making Ferrari Daytona replicas based on the Rover SD1 and the Super Seven after the production by Lotus ended. On 25/09/2006, the assets of Robin Hood Engineering were bought by Nottingham based Great British Sports Cars Ltd. For these and more details, please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_Engineering.
This S3, based on a Lotus Super Seven, was among the last to be produced by Robin Hood. Powered by a 1998cc engine, it was first registered in 08/2006, and is seen here on A589 Marine Road Central, near Morecambe Winter Gardens on 21/05/2023. © Peter Steel 2023.
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Spartan Cars was a British kit car manufacturer producing small series cars between 1973-1995, however this one was first registered in 05/1998. The main product was the Roadster, like this, based on the Triumph Herald, and after 1980 on the Ford Cortina. This one would be based on the latter and is powered by a 2ltr. engine. It is seen here on display at the Llangollen Railway Classic Transport Weekend, Glyndyfrdwy Station, Wales, on 03/07/2022. This weekend was returning after a three year hiatus. © Peter Steel 2022.
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Always wondered what this was, having seen it being driven around when I am out and about locally, well now I know!
The Lomax is a British kit car based on mechanical components of the Citroën 2CV, in this case, a 2CV6 It has been in production since 1982, according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomax_(kit_car), when it was introduced by the Lomax Motor Co of Willoughton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, although this example was first registered in 02/1978. In the late 1980s, the production was transferred to the Mumford Motor Co., Gigg Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, where it was produced until the early 1990s. From then it was built at Cradley Motor Works in Cradley Heath, West Midlands. By 2009 the car was being made by Cradley Motor Works of St Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex. It was designed by Nigel Whall, and from the early 1990s the Lomax has also been sold in the Netherlands and Germany.
This one is for sale by it's current owner, and it is seen here on Dalton Road, Barrow-in-Furness, on 17/07/2021, on display at the Barrow Festival of Transport. © Peter Steel 2021.
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The Caterham 7 (or Caterham Seven) is a super-lightweight sports car produced by Caterham Cars, Crawley. It is based on the Lotus Seven, a lightweight sports car sold in kit and factory-built form by Lotus Cars, from 1957 to 1972.
After Lotus ended production of the Lotus Seven, Caterham bought the rights to the design, and today make both kits and fully assembled cars. The modern Caterham Seven is based on the Series 3 Lotus Seven, though developed to the point that no part is the same as on the original Lotus. First registered in 05/2005, this immaculate example is seen here on Dalton Road, Barrow-in-Furness, on 17/07/2021, on display at the Barrow Festival of Transport. © Peter Steel 2021.
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