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Spartan Spartan Cars Spartan
 
Style 1930s inspired roadster
Made by Spartan Cars
Produced 1973 to 1995
   
The Spartan was an original design but clearly heavily inspired by British roadsters of the 1930's. Originally based on Triumph mechanicals from the Herald, Spritfire and Vitesse range the Spartan later became based on the Ford Cortina Mk 3 to 5 as the Triumph stable became scarcer and more collectable.

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Turner Sports Cars

The first Turner models were produced in 1954 by a company established by Jack Turner near Wolverhampton, England.Initially known as the "803" and using an 803cc Austin A30 engine, transmission and suspension, the car featured a simple ladder frame chassis and open fibreglass 2-seater sports bodywork. In 1956, the uprated 948cc unit from the Austin A35 was adopted and the model renamed "950", but was otherwise unchanged.In 1959 this model was replaced by a new version which although similar to t

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