 The Spartan Roadster | |
| Industry | automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Jim McIntyre |
| Headquarters | Pinxton, Derbyshire , United Kingdom |
Spartan Cars was a manufacturer of kit cars which operated from 1973 to 1995 initially based in Mapperley Plains, Nottingham moving in 1978 to Pinxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.[1] The company was founded by Jim McIntyre, who had been running a vehicle repair business in Nottingham.[2] The name was not a reference to the Spartan fighters, so much as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the economic conditions in the United Kingdom at the time the company was first formed.[3]
Steve Beardsall, who had been the production manager, took over in about 1991.
Over 4000 kits were produced and they have been exported to over 23 countries.[1]
- ^ a b Georgano, G.N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
- ^ Filby, Peter (1977). British Specialist Cars Volume 2. Cobham, Surrey, UK: Bookstop. ISBN 0-906189-00-4.
- ^ MacNeil, Broderick (January 1985). "Wet and Dry". Kit Cars & Specials. Link House Publications. p. 59.