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Kit and replica cars of New Zealand

January 31, 2023

New Zealand had a long history of small garages and vehicle enthusiasts modifying and creating sports and sports racing cars. Out of these interests grew the New Zealand kit and replica car industry with the introduction of fibre-glass car bodies in the 1950s.

Alternative Cars - Swallow

Beginnings

 
Saker GT

In the early 1950s, with the advent of fibreglass bodied cars, a new opportunity arose for local companies associated with car enthusiasts to create car bodies. Among the first of these early manufacturers was Weltex Plastics Limited of Christchurch, which imported a Microplas Mistral sports car mould and began making bodies and chassis in 1956, along with Brian Jarvis. They were followed in 1957 by Frank Cantwell's Puma, the Ching, F10, and Falcon.[1] Also in New Zealand during this period, Ferris de Joux was constructing a variety of sports racers. De Joux is noted in particular for his Mini GT from the 1960s.

The Everson brothers, who were noted for making New Zealand first indigenous twin engined mono-plane, between 1935 and 1937 created a small two-seater rear engined car called the Everson Cherub. Three different one-off models were made by the brothers. Ernest's son Cliff built a variety of Everson models from the 1960s to the 1980s. The most successful was his eight Cherubs that were similar in design to the Mini Moke.

Ross Baker's Heron Cars started in 1962 making racing cars and eventually began producing kit cars in 1980. Bill Ashton, and Ted George in the 1960s and moulded Tiki fibreglass bodies at their firm George and Ashton Limited in Dunedin.Three were known to have been made. Graham McRae with Steve Bond of Gemini Plastics imported a replica Le Mans McLaren M6B styled GT mould in 1968, The cars were made and sold by Dave Harrod and Steve Bond of Fibreglass Developments Ltd, Bunnythorpe as the Maram. McRae went on to make a very good Porsche Spyder replica in the 1990s.

A number of new companies entered the market in the 1980s - Almac 1985, Alternative Cars (1984), Cheetah (1986), Chevron (1984), Countess Mouldings (1988), Fraser (1988), Leitch (1986), and Saker (1989). Some recent ones are Beattie (automobile) (1997), which became Redline in 2001, and McGregor (2001).

Two companies which specialise in making replicas of various models to order are Classic Car Developments (1992) and Tempero. Both of these companies were noted for the quality of their workmanship. Commencing in 2002, Coventry Classics Limited from Gore specialised in making replica Jaguar C-Types.[2]

Notable people

Bill Ashton

Bill Ashton and Ted George (George & Ashton Limited) moulded fibreglass Tiki sports car bodies in Dunedin.

Ferris de Joux

Main article: de Joux (car)

Ferris de Joux (1935–2009) was a designer, engineer and constructor of sports cars. He was born on 24 August 1935. de Joux was said to have been one of New Zealand's most talented automotive designers. He appeared regularly in motoring magazines such as Motorman and Sports Car World from the 1970s.

Patrick Harlow

Patrick Harlow is a New Zealand automotive historian, journalist, teacher, and car enthusiast who is noted for his work on the New Zealand kit car industry. He has been a regular contributor to New Zealand Classic Car Magazine and the Constructors Car Club magazine, Spare Parts.[3]

Graham McRae

Main article: Graham McRae

Graham McRae (5 March 1940 – 4 August 2021) was a racing driver from New Zealand. He achieved considerable success in Formula 5000 racing, winning the Tasman Series each year from 1971 to 1973, and also the 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship in the United States. McRae went on to make Porsche Spyder replicas in New Zealand.

Peter Pellandine

Main article: Peter Pellandine

'Peter Pellandine founded Ashley Laminates with Keith Waddington. They designed and made fibreglass sports cars bodies under the name “Ashley”. In late 1956 Peter Pellandine split from the partnership up Falcon Shells. It had the rights to the short wheel base Ashley 750, which became the Falcon Mk 1 and the Ashley Sports Racer the Falcon Mk II. Pelladine moved to New Zealand with family in 1957 and setting up a New Zealand branch of Falcon Shells. In 1959 he returned to England via Australia.

Manufacturers

Almac

 
Almac Sabre
 
Almac 427 Cobra
Main article: Almac (automobile)

Almac is a New Zealand based kit car company founded in 1984 and located in Upper Hutt.[4] Almac cars is a part of Almac Reinforced Plastics Ltd fibreglass product manufacturing a company founded in 1971 by Alex McDonald. McDonald's interest in kit cars started while he was living in England, having purchased a Jem Marsh Sirocco. Jem Marsh founded the Marcos car company.[5]

Alternative Cars

 
Alternative cars TG
Main article: Alternative Cars Limited

Alternative Cars Limited is a New Zealand-based kit car company that manufactures fiber-glass bodied cars based on the 1950s MG TF.[6] The company was founded by Russell Hooper, a medical supply representative, as Kit Kars Limited in 1984. In 1996 Kit Kars Ltd changed its name to Alternative Cars Limited. Initially the company operated from the owners home, until moving to a small 600 square foot workshop in Auckland.

Amero

 
The Amero was based on the C3 Corvette

Gordon Hook began making fibreglass bodied cars in 1974 while working as foreman of a fibreglass manufacturing company. His father had been an A grade motor mechanic which had sparked his interest and mechanical ability. His first car was called the Amero 2+2 which was smaller than but had similar styling to the Ford Capri. It is rumoured that this car was first made by an Air New Zealand employee and the body extensively modified by Hook when he acquired it. Hook then went on to make another three of these car bodies between 1974 and 1977.[7]

After this Hook began making fibreglass replacement panels for Australian made Holdens and Fords. In 1979 he obtained a burnt out C3 Corvette, while in the United States. Using this he created his own chassis and fibreglass body panels. Holden HQs were used as the donor car for mechanical parts and wiring. Trim and lights were imported from the United States. The replica C3 Corvette was made between 1983 and 1995. In all 25 kits were made with three versions: roadster, fastback, and T-Top. Hooks final car in this series, a replica Greenwood Corvette, only progressed as far as a prototype.[7]

Between 1993 and 1995 Hook began development of a new car the Amero California. Based around spy photos of the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro, the prototype was completed in mid-1993. Unfortunately no orders eventuated and the Hook left New Zealand in 1995 to live in Australia. The moulds and jigs were sold and no further cars made.[7]

Asco Aura

A 1950s style sports car made between 1984 and 1988 by Peter Andrews of Andrews Sports Car Company of Taupo. The Aura was first shown at the 1985 New Zealand Motor Expo in Auckland. 11 kits were made.[7]

Aspen

Aspen built two kit cars in Auckland - the Aspen Aurora from 1976 to 1985 and the Aspen Siris from 1989 to 1998.[8]

Auckland Cobra

A replica AC Cobra made in Papatoetoe, Auckland by Rex Garland since 1983. The cars are fitted with Ford 302 V8s and Toyota 5 speed gearbox. By 2012 49 kits or turnkeys had been made. Two of these had hard-tops.[7]

Beattie (now Redline)

 
Lola on which the Beattie is based
Main article: Beattie (automobile)

Beattie was originally a New Zealand kitcar created by Stephen Charles Beattie and its manufacture is now based in the United Kingdom. It made the Beattie SR2000 and Clubman Sports, based on the Lola-Climax Mk1.[9] Kevin Hunt of Redline Performance Cars Limited acquired the design from Stephen Beattie in 1999 and the car was renamed the Redline Sprint with a least two models being available, the Sprint and the Road Sport.[10] It was available up to at least 2007.[11]

Briford Sports

A roadster made by Brian Ford since 1982 and still in production in 2012. It is a cross between an AC Cobra and a Mistral. Up to 2012 16 kits had been made. It may have been based on a Microplas Stiletto or Scimitar which has an almost identical shape.[12][13] Most have been sold with Brifords chassis, although some were fitted to others chassis.[7]

Cantwell Car Limited

Frank Cantwells company Cantwell Car Limited made a fibreglass sports car called the Puma between 1957 and 1960. The cars used an Ashley 750 body and a chassis designed by New Zealander Arthur Praed. A total of 6 were thought to have been made. There are believed to be only two surviving cars. One of these has been in the United States since 2003.[14]

Cheetah Cars

 
Cheetah Targa Rally car

Cheetah Cars is a New Zealand based kit car company that commenced in 1986 and produced a kit loosely based on the Jaguar E-Type shape. It ceased constructing cars in 1991. This car is not to be confused with John Bush of Oamaru's Cheetah Sports from the early 1960s.

Gideon de Lautour suggested the idea of creating a kit car based on a picture in the 1981 January–March issue of the Australian Sports Car World magazine. It was a BRG Jaguar E-Type S1 convertible that had been stripped of all chrome, had a roll bar installed, a set of lake pipes out the side and flared wheel arches and was being used for classic car racing.

Gideon had extensive experience working on exotic machinery in the United Kingdom.

The body style was to be based on the E-Type with Triumph 2000/2500 chassis and running gear. The HQ Holden was suggested as a better option because they were plentiful and cheap. Also, there were numerous variants from six cylinders to 350 V8s. The running gear was robust and the brakes exceptional for the period. The track was a little wider than the S1/S2 E type. Maximising the use of the donor vehicle for parts was also a key factor. Work started in 1986 in Gideon's garage with the purchase of an HQ which was stripped for parts. The rear floor pan was cut from the body and a central space-frame was constructed that connected the rear floor pan to the front sub-frame. On this was constructed a buck to be used for taking body moulds.

An incomplete prototype was presented at the 1988 New Zealand Car Show in Epsom, Auckland. Some sales were generated as was a lot of skepticism.

During construction of the first car fibreglass sills, doors, and windscreen surround were decided upon to reduce the workload. Tron Cars on Auckland's North Shore were given the task of mould making due to their quality work on a Lamborghini Countach replica and an RX7 based car called the Mountach. Two more vehicles were sold during this period and delivered in 1989 as rolling chassis. Also, four chassis were made for the Company Directors to test and improve the assembly manual.

Three events had a negative impact on the company. The 1987 share market collapse, the changed rules in 1989 for importing second hand vehicles, and rumours about possible changes to Government regulations that could add considerable cost to building a kit car. These rumours later proved incorrect but in the interim all kit car sales plummeted.

The Directors decided to close down the operation in 1990, sell the prototype and see how the market performed. The existing chassis were taken away and completed by the Directors.

Before the operation closed an order was received from Australia. The kit was completed and sent to Launceston, Tasmania in November 1991. In total 9 vehicles were made.

  • 1 Prototype Currently being used as a NZ Targa competition vehicle
  • 2 Road registered, complete
  • 3 The current owner has installed a Nissan 3.0 straight six engine in the vehicle and to be road registered again
  • 4 Road registered
  • 5 Director's car, Road registered, complete
  • 6 Director's car, Road registered, complete
  • 7 Was road registered. Current status unknown
  • 8 Director's car, chassis destroyed for R&D, body kit only
  • 9 Exported to Australia. Current status unknown

Due to increased interest in the Cheetah, the company is seeking expressions of interest from parties interested in manufacturing and marketing the vehicle again.

Chevron

Main article: Chevron Engineering Ltd

Chevron Engineering Specialties Ltd is a New Zealand based kit-car and race-car manufacturer owned by Dan, Evan, and Barbara Fray and founded in 1980.[15] It is based in Massey, Auckland and manufactures three different models, with the Aprisa and Cypher competing in New Zealand sports car racing.

Ching

Alan Watson of Auckland designed and made the prototype sports car in the mid 1950s. Its shape was similar to the Jaguar C type. In 1957 he sold the car to Noel Ching of Nelson.[16] Ching is believed to have built a further four of these cars which used Ford 10 engines. There is a possibility that Peter Colmore-Williams's company, Sonata Laboratories of Christchurch also made some of these cars. Brain Ford of Briford Sports was restoring one.[17]

Classic Car Developments

 
Ferrari 206SP Dino like the model made by Classic Car Developments

Classic Car Developments is a replica car manufacturer formed in 1992 and based in Invercargill, New Zealand owned by Dave Brown. Brown was an aircraft engineer and automotive machinist. He was noted for his attention to detail and the level of accuracy in his replicas.

Classic Car Developments built individual replica cars to order. These have primarily been Jaguar C types and Ford GT40's. Up to 2009 the company had built 22 cars of various types. All but two were exported.[1][2]

Models built to date include:

  • Jaguar C-Type
  • 1955 Jaguar D-Type exported to England
  • Lotus 11
  • 1966 Ford GT40. Development of the GT40 took 14 months to complete. It had a steel monocoque chassis built from 20 gauge (1.2mm) steel sheet folded and spot welded to form a chassis. It had fibreglass front and rear body sections, fibreglass doors, and a 302 Ford V8 engine fitted to a ZF transaxle. The car was fitted with Girling four pot alloy calipers.[18]
  • Ferrari 206SP Dino. The Dino has a space frame chassis with an alloy body, built by Barney Tansley. It has an all alloy 2.0 litre Dino V6 engine. It was made for a Christchurch, New Zealand buyer.

Concept GT

A replica Ford GT40 made in the early 1990s and marketed in the US by Awesome Imports.[19]

Countess Mouldings

 
Countess Mouldings made replicas of the Lamborghini Countach

Countess Mouldings Limited made replica Lamborghini Countach sports racing cars in Fielding, New Zealand from 1988 until about 2009. David Short was the owner.[20]

Short's workshop was originally an old wool shed that was used for sheep shearing. It was an average sized workshop, which could accommodate four or five cars. Short often hired extra hands when the orders increased. His first demonstration vehicle was completed by 1989 and was later used for motor sport. His third demonstrator, built in 1998 was lighter and more powerful. It competed in the 1998 Dunlop Tyres Targa New Zealand rally.[21]

Since 1998 Countess Mouldings have sold over sixty kits, about 25 of which were completed cars. Many of these cars were exported to Japan. The cars space-frame uses square tube ERW steel and a built in roll cage is made from chrome-alloy and mild steel. The biggest selling point for these cars was their racing history. In 2004 there was talk of a replica Lamborghini Diablo being developed by Short.[22]

The company was removed from the Companies register on 24 August 2011, its last registered document was its 2009 return.[23] Short is now involved in manufacturing and development of innovative portable sheep shears through his company Handypiece Holdings.[24]

Coventry Classics

 
Coventry Classis made replicas of the Jaguar C-Type (image is of an original 1953 C-type)

Commencing in 2002, Coventry Classics Limited from Gore specialised in making replica Jaguar C-Types. The cars have an aluminium body and tubular steel chassis. In 2012 prices started from $NZ165,000 depending on options selected. The company is now in the process of developing a lightweight Jaquar E Type for upgrading existing E-types.[25][26]

Daytona Beach Buggy

Peter Clapham's Fibreglass Daytona Limited made one of the more successful kit cars, with 80 being made between 1975 and 1983. They were designed to fit on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis. By 1983 demand had reduced for the beach buggies and Clapham had moved on to making spa pools. He sold the moulds to Graeme Rose of Greytown. Several more were made by Rose before production ceased due to a lack of demand.[7] In 1984 Clapham acquired the moulds for the Taipan from Cooke Brothers.[27]

Dixon

David Dixon, a former Steel Brothers company secretary, made a Lotus 7 style turn-key car from 1980-1983. It was also assembled in Australia and marketed as the JSA. The chassis differed from the 7 in that it was a rigid backbone style designed by David and James Smith in Australia. The prototype was completed in 1979. The initial body was aluminium but this was later changed to a fibreglass one made by Cresta Craft of Christchurch.

Peter Manton Motors of Melbourne were JSAs Australian agents and initially ordered 50 cars. Due to low sales the order was cancelled. About 20 cars were made before the company went bankrupt in 1983. Of these 8 were sold in Australia as JSAs. In 1986 the Dixon was revived by Western Fibreglass of Auckland and marketed as the Dixon Sarasan until 1988. In all 7 Sarasan's were made. Western Fibreglass were makers of another Lotus 7 replica called the Lynx.[28]

Escartus

A wedge shaped design V8 powered coupe made by Don and Graeme Ross of Challenge Custom Cars; Onekawa, Napier from 1978 to 1982. Eight were built and costing NZ$52,000 as turn keys in 1980. This price meant they were competing with Mercedes and other high end cars.[7] The cars were designed and built in New Zealand, using in-house-built parts plus parts from a variety of other vehicles. The engine used was the alloy 4.4-litre V8 from the Leyland P76, and the windscreen was the rear screen from the HQ Holden Monaro.[citation needed] Production stopped after Donn Ross suffered a debilitating stroke, but his enthusiasm for cars and racing remained with him until his death in the 1990s.[citation needed]

Eureka

 
Eureka
Main article: Purvis Eureka

In 1977 Eureka Cars NZ Limited was established to manufacture the Purvis Eureka in New Zealand. A car that had been designed by Richard Oakes of the United Kingdom. The number of cars made in New Zealand is unknown although some still exist.[29]

Everson

Main article: Everson aircraft

In the 1960s Cliff Everson, Ernest's Everson's son, made several cars under the Everson name. There were four Everson 7s built between 1961 and 1964, which was based on the Lotus 7; eight Everson Cherubs were built between 1964 and 1969, which were based on the BMC Mini and looked similar to the Mini Moke; and between 1981 and 1984 the Everson Eagle, a car based on the Excalibur. The final car Cliff produced was the Everson EMW 6 between 1983 and 1989. It was based on the BMW M1 of the time. Only four were completed, with the 5th car being scrapped.[30]

Exocet

 
MEV Exocet
Main article: MEV Ltd § Exocet

MEV Limited licensed New Zealander Tom Carpenter to manufacture its Exocet model kit car in 2011 because MEV had difficulty meeting high UK demand. The Exocet was modified to meet New Zealand requirements and uses early model Mazda MX5s as a donor vehicle. Carpenter sold Exocet Cars New Zealand to Paul O'Grady on 1 January 2016.[31][32]

F10 Special

Alan Watson of Papakura had made a fibreglass bodied car in 1957. This car and its moulds, he sold to Noel Ching and Ching went on to make a series of cars from it. Watson then teamed up with apprentices Ron Cox, and Graham MGill while working at the Auckland Railway Workshops along with apprentice panel beater Clarrie Ranby. The four began construction of the first car in September 1958. It had the appearance of a Triumph TR3 with grill similar to that of the Aston Martin DB3. The car was powered by a Ford 10 engine. Four cars built between 1958 and 1961 at Papakura. Of these three were still extant in 2012.[7]

Falcon and Tiki

 
Falcon and Tiki were based on the Ashley 750 as was the Cantwell Puma
Main article: Falcon Shells

An Ashley 750 that was made in Gisborne during Peter Pellandine's time in New Zealand and marketed as the Falcon Mk 1. There was also a racing version called the Falcon Mk 2. Pellandine sold the rights to build the Falcon Mk 1 to George and Ashton Limited of Dunedin. They renamed the car the Tiki. About 12 Tiki bodies were made.[33][34]

Fraser

 
1991 Fraser Clubman
Main article: Fraser Clubman

Fraser Clubman is a component based car similar to a Lotus Seven Series 3, built in Auckland, New Zealand by Fraser Cars Ltd.[35] Scott and Ida Tristram are the current Managing Directors of Fraser Cars having taken over the company from Neil Fraser in 2006.[36]

GT40 New Zealand

GT40 New Zealand was based in Wingate, Hutt City and moved to Karori, Wellington. They were making Ford GT40 kits for NZ$75,000, excluding the engine. No information independent of the website available.[37] As at April 2022 they were still producing kits.[38]

GT40 Replication Limited

 
GT40

In 1987 Phil Ware formed a syndicate to acquire moulds and basic kit from the United Kingdom. Returning to England Ware approached GT40 kit car manufacturer KVAs owner Ken Attwell about acquiring moulds to produce GT40's in New Zealand. Agreement was reached with Attwell selling a disused set of moulds. KVA had taken its moulds from a genuine Mk 1 GT40. A KVA Ctype chassis was also purchased to be used as the chassis design for Wares Ford GT40 replicas. After the initial 10 car bodies were built, Ware was approached by a number of people wanting to acquire one. He formed GT40 Replication Limited for that purpose and had Replicar Developments improve the mould quality. Replicar were building kit car bodies called Ibis which were designed for Mini's and later the Wasp, a car of their own design. John Simpson, a specialist automotive engineer, improved the GT40s suspension and chassis. In total 35 kits (including the initial 10) in total were sold, some turnkey. David Harvey acquired the business from Ware in 2002.[7] Harveys holding company was Nelson based GT 40 NZ Limited. This was renamed in May 2010 as GT40 & Lola Parts Limited.[39]

Goodwin

 
Goodwin GT

Graham Berry Race Cars Ltd

Graham Berry Race Cars developed the chassis for Almac's Cobra replicas. In 2004 Colin Welch acquired the company from Berry and has continued to work with Almac. GBRC also builds hotrods, specialised racing cars and jetsprint boats. The company specialises in chassis fabrication and suspension work.[40]

Hawke

See Jarvie and Corsair.

Heron

 
Heron MJ 1 2+2 coupe
Main article: Heron Cars

Heron Cars were racing cars, sports and kit cars built in New Zealand between 1962 and 1999 by Ross Baker. They also included a one-off electric car.[41]

Ibis and Wasp

Main article: Berkeley Cars § Replicas

In the late 1980s, in Auckland, New Zealand, a few cars called the Ibis Berkeley were made by Ian Byrd and Tim Monck-Mason. They had used a wrecked Berkeley S328 body, which they widened by six inches and modified as the basis for a mould. After they had made a few mould themselves they had Rob Trainor and Bruce Stratton of Replicar Developments Limited Ardmore make the bodies. Mini front and rear sub-frames were used. Byrd and Monck-Mason sold the bodies as replacement bodies for Minis They were advanced small sports cars that used carbon fibre and foam beams. In total 6 to 10 kits were sold between 1987 and 1989. Some of these were sold to Japan. [42] Replicar developed a new body, the Wasp which was styled after the AC Cobra.[7]

In 1990 they sold the moulds to a Nelson company that was specialising in sending Mini's to Japan. Some Ibis and Wasp bodied cars had already been sold there. By 1994 6 Wasps had been sold with 4 of these going to Japan.[7]

Jarvie and Corsair

 
Corsair

A fibre-glass bodied sports car designed and built by Brian Jarvie between 1956 and 1958. Twelve bodies were made by Jarvie and a further three by Reinforced Plastics Ltd of Penrose, Auckland in the early 1960s. Reinforced Plastics remodeled the car and in 1962 marketed it as the Corsair. They only made the one before selling the moulds to Gordon Jones. Jones made two more before Ford objected to the Corsair name being used.

One of the Jarvie's was converted into the Hawke in the 1990s by John Mellelieu of Palmerston North.[43]

Kiwi Race Cars

Further information: Kit and replica cars of New Zealand § Graham Berry Race Cars Ltd

Leitch

The Leitch Motorsport and Restoration Ltd of Invercargill make a Lotus Seven replica called the Super Sprint. Barry Leitch started building Super Sprints in 1986 and regularly raced them competitively in local classic and sports car racing. Super Sprints were originally available as either a kit, partially built, or fully road registered, all with several specification levels. Leitch also make other replica racers, including the Lotus 23B and Brabham BT21.

Lynx

A Lotus 7 replica made by Kevin Martelli and Bob Bateman at Western Glass Fibre between 1985 and 1988. approx 100 kits were sold.[7] They used a Triumph Herald donor chassis, and John Palmer developed kits to graft in Nissan 180b differentials. Motors were generally 1600-2.0l motors, Ford, Toyota's, Nissan's.

MacGregor Motorsport Limited

McGregor Motorsport Limited is a Christchurch, New Zealand kit car manufacturer that specialises in cars based on the Lotus Seven named the McGregor Mark 7. The company was formed in October 2001 by John McGregor as McGregor Motorsport Holdings Limited. In July 2007 Robert Snow and Mark Roberts took over from McGregor.[44]

Magoo's Street Rods

Magoo's Street Rods are a Masterton based company that specializes in making 1923 Ford model T bucket, and 1932 Ford 3 window coupe and roadster bodies. They also make turn key versions of these. The business, run by Lloyd Wilson, commenced in 2002. In 2008 their Ford Roadster won the Stroker McGurk Trophy.[45][46]

Manx Beach Buggies and Platinum Speedster

Following Bruce Meyers Meyers Manx design, Louis Treweek began building beach buggies in New Zealand in the 1960s. He sold his moulds to Rob Schrickel, an Auckland-based manufacturer in 2003. 35 had been sold by 2012. As at 2021 the Manx remains in production.[7][47] The long wheelbase 2+2 Manx buggy moulds were made in 2006.[7]

Rob Schrickel had made a Porsche 356 Speester replica called the Platinum Speedster between 1999 and 2003. 12 were sold of which 6 were turnkey. Rob Schrickel has the 356 speedster back in production now.[48]

Mararn

 
Manta Monage on which the Mararn is based

Graham McRae imported a replica McLaren M6B made by US based Manta Cars and called the Montage. McRae approached David Harrod of Fibreglass Developments Limited (FDL) of Bunnythorpe in the late 1970s to make a mould of the Montage. McRae intended to build and sell the cars in New Zealand. Harrod set about making the moulds and redesigned the doors, front headlight position, lowered the seat mounts. McRae sold his interest to Harrod as he had been offered a mechanic position with US Skoal Bandit racing team of Paul Newman. McLaren were approached for consent to build the car as its design was subject to their patents. They refused, but as their patent ran out in 1981 Harrod was free to build and sell the cars. A total of 37 cars were built with 4 being sold in Australia. Harrod left for Australia in 1982 and Steve Bond took over.[7]

In 1985 Kent Taylor-Reid of Gemini Plastics obtained a franchise from FDL to make the Mararn. Four cars were made by Gemini. In 1998 the moulds were sold to Bruce Turnbull. In 2005 he sold the moulds to a Dutch kit car collector.[7]

Mistral

Main article: Microplas
 
Mistral

A British kitcar brought to New Zealand by Christchurch boat builder and racing driver, Bob Blackburn. Blackburn, and manufactured by Weltex Plastics Limited. The car used a Graeme Dennison designed chassis. Originally intended as a production car, a lack of parts meant it was sold only sold as a kit car. About 10 cars were completed by Weltex and 10 bodies sold between 1956 and 1961.[49] A Dunedin company, Emslie and Flockton Limited, also made and sold the Mistral under licence after Blackburn had moved to Australia, possibly with Weltex's mould.[50][51] A number of these cars are still in existence and Emslie and Flockton's mould is also believed to still exist.[52] One of the Weltex Mistral bodies was fitted to the Stanton Special, which set the New Zealand land speed record at that time.[53]

In 1989 a New Zealander, Roger Wilson, established Wilson Classics Sports Cars with the aim of building Mistral sports cars for use in classic car racing and for touring. A set of moulds were taken to modernise the original Mistral body. Several of the cars were built and successfully raced but demand was insufficient for a sustainable business and the venture ended.[54]

Rhubarb

Rhubarb Cars began making roadsters in 2016. They are a skeletal style kit-car using a Mazda MX5 Series 1 or 2 as the donor car. The company was set up by Adrian and Roger Rimmer, Colin Smith, and Bruce Hancett. Adrian, Colin and Roger built sports racing cars in the 1970s as Rhubarb Racing and later, as Resource Engineering, Adrian built the Rimmer Karts. No longer in business. Facebook last post Jan 2021 and website now for sale.

Robertson Engineering

From 1988 to 1990 David Robertson of Invercargill, sold 6 Lotus 11 replicas called the Lotas 11. In 1989 Robertson introduced a new model called the Panache, By 1992 when production ended 8 cars had been sold. Of these 6 were similar in design to the Lotus 7 but more streamlined and the remaining 2 had a single mould sports car body.[7]

Scorpion

A Eureka styled car made in Whangarei by Brian Heape between 1984 and 1986. The Scorpion had been created using a mould taken of a Purvis Eureka. In total only 6 were made.[7] They were the first metallic red car (VW 1600 engine), bright red (Fiat 125T engine), blue (VW 1835), yellow (VW 2180) and 2 white cars (VW 1835). One white car was fitted with a Subaru engine.[citation needed]

Sam Lyle

 
SL Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B replica

Sam Lyle of Gisborne built replicas of the 1938 Alfa Romeo Millie Miglia Spyder between 1999 and 2003 named the SL. A total of 5 were built. Lyle also built a Jaguar XK120 racing car and coupe called the Saluki or Sonic 40.[7]

Taipan

A small sports car originally made by Cooke Brothers using a Volkswagen floor pan. In 1983 Peter Clapham of Fibreglass Daytona Limited acquired the moulds. 30 kits were made by Cooke Brothers and another 17 by Daytona. Six of the Daytona made cars were targa topped. In 1991 Daytona sold the moulds to a person from Rotorua.[27] One currently is on display at Southwards Car Museum.

Tempero

The Tempero family started a coach-building company in 1946. In recent time, based at Oamaru, they have produced hand made replica Jaquar C and D-Types, XJ13 and XK180, Aston Martin DBR2, 1953 Maserati A6GCS Pinin farina Bertietta, and Ferrari 250TR and California spiders. Temperos also restore early model cars.[55]

Tom Morland Limited

Tom Morland of Tom Morland Limited of Christchurch specialised in making various replica kit cars.[56] He made a replica Pontiac Firebird body designed for a Holden HQ chassis. These were sold between 1978 and 1992. In all 83 were made.

A De Tomaso Pantera was made from 1983 to 1990. 14 were made. Corvettes were made from 1986 to 1990. 20 kits were sold. TWR Jaguars were made from 1987 to 1990, Porsche 944's from 1987 to 1990, and Lamborghini Countachs from 1987 to 1990. 8 Countach kits were made.[7]

Tron Exotic Industries

John Stewart and Tony Miller of Tron Exotic built a Countach replica called the Trontach between 1988 and 1997. They were expensive - about $200,000 and only 4 were built. They followed this between 1990 and 1997 with the Mountach, which was more successful with 13 turnkey models sold. The Mountach used series 1 to 3 Mazda RX7 as the donor car. By 1997 the Mountach cost NZ$45,000 and was competing in a market where comparable Japanese sports cars were selling for NZ$25,000. The company was placed in voluntary liquidation.[57]

Tull

 
Saker
See also: Saker Cars

Bruce Turnbull of Turnbull Engineering was a race car driver who constructed a successful Formula Ford racing car, the Keram in 1982. This evolved into the Tull 84C, which featured pushrod inboard suspension, and then the Tull 86C for the 1987 season.

In 1988 Turnbull acquired the moulds for the Mararn and began to design and construct the Tull Saker SV. These cars are still being made in New Zealand and since 2002, in Etten-Leur, Netherlands as well. From 1992 to 2001 Turnbull made the Tull Sambar, a small farm vehicle built on a Subaru Leone chassis. Eighteen of these were built with the last being sold to the British High Commission. For a time it was the only vehicle on Pitcairn Island.[58]

Turnbull has been providing technical assistance in the development of the Hulme F1.[59]

Wilco

A Lotus 7 replica built by Robin and Gary Wilkinson between 1992 and 1996. In total 13 were made.

Clubs and Associations

Constructors Car Club

The Constructors Car Club was founded in 1988 to support those who had an interest in building cars from scratch, including kit cars. The club is member of the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA), the body entrusted with New Zealand's modified and custom built vehicle certification system.[60]

Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association

The Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) was set up in 1990 to create the standards, provide training, and support to the LVV Certifiers and produce the LVV plates in response to the Ministry of Transport's (now Land Transport New Zealand) requirement that all new vehicles meet certain safety standards. Because hobbyists and small manufacturers were unable to meet the requirements set for major manufacturers the LVVTA was tasked with ensuring, within the bounds of such low volume production, safety standards were set and met by all low volume vehicles. Oversight is provided by the New Zealand Government's Land Transport New Zealand.[61]

Current

Many of the above manufacturers remain in business, but generally only because of their other lines of work. The demand for kit and replica cars is low. The New Zealand motor vehicle registration statistics 2013 had 2 new Almacs registered between 2008 and 2012, 1 Countess in 2008, and 12 Frasers between 2008 and 2012. There may have been more with a total of 5 custom built, 3 home built, and 415 factory built cars not identified by make between 2008 and 2013.[62]

Other sources

  • Alternative Drivestyles: New Zealand Custom Built Cars, Patrick Harlow, Transpress, 2011, ISBN 1877418137, 9781877418136
  • Historic Racing Cars of New Zealand, Graham Vercoe, Reed Books, Auckland 1991, ISBN 0-7900-0189-6
  • New Zealand Manufactured Cars: A Cottage Industry, Patrick Harlow, Willsonscott Publishing International Limited, 2013, ISBN 1877427519, 9781877427510
  • Spare Parts, the magazine of the Constructors Car Club, Lower Hutt

See also

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External links

  • Cheetah Cars website

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New Zealand had a long history of small garages and vehicle enthusiasts modifying and creating sports and sports racing cars Out of these interests grew the New Zealand kit and replica car industry with the introduction of fibre glass car bodies in the 1950s Alternative Cars Swallow Contents 1 Beginnings 2 Notable people 2 1 Bill Ashton 2 2 Ferris de Joux 2 3 Patrick Harlow 2 4 Graham McRae 2 5 Peter Pellandine 3 Manufacturers 3 1 Almac 3 2 Alternative Cars 3 3 Amero 3 4 Asco Aura 3 5 Aspen 3 6 Auckland Cobra 3 7 Beattie now Redline 3 8 Briford Sports 3 9 Cantwell Car Limited 3 10 Cheetah Cars 3 11 Chevron 3 12 Ching 3 13 Classic Car Developments 3 14 Concept GT 3 15 Countess Mouldings 3 16 Coventry Classics 3 17 Daytona Beach Buggy 3 18 Dixon 3 19 Escartus 3 20 Eureka 3 21 Everson 3 22 Exocet 3 23 F10 Special 3 24 Falcon and Tiki 3 25 Fraser 3 26 GT40 New Zealand 3 27 GT40 Replication Limited 3 28 Goodwin 3 29 Graham Berry Race Cars Ltd 3 30 Hawke 3 31 Heron 3 32 Ibis and Wasp 3 33 Jarvie and Corsair 3 34 Kiwi Race Cars 3 35 Leitch 3 36 Lynx 3 37 MacGregor Motorsport Limited 3 38 Magoo s Street Rods 3 39 Manx Beach Buggies and Platinum Speedster 3 40 Mararn 3 41 Mistral 3 42 Rhubarb 3 43 Robertson Engineering 3 44 Scorpion 3 45 Sam Lyle 3 46 Taipan 3 47 Tempero 3 48 Tom Morland Limited 3 49 Tron Exotic Industries 3 50 Tull 3 51 Wilco 4 Clubs and Associations 4 1 Constructors Car Club 4 2 Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association 5 Current 6 Other sources 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBeginnings Edit Saker GT In the early 1950s with the advent of fibreglass bodied cars a new opportunity arose for local companies associated with car enthusiasts to create car bodies Among the first of these early manufacturers was Weltex Plastics Limited of Christchurch which imported a Microplas Mistral sports car mould and began making bodies and chassis in 1956 along with Brian Jarvis They were followed in 1957 by Frank Cantwell s Puma the Ching F10 and Falcon 1 Also in New Zealand during this period Ferris de Joux was constructing a variety of sports racers De Joux is noted in particular for his Mini GT from the 1960s The Everson brothers who were noted for making New Zealand first indigenous twin engined mono plane between 1935 and 1937 created a small two seater rear engined car called the Everson Cherub Three different one off models were made by the brothers Ernest s son Cliff built a variety of Everson models from the 1960s to the 1980s The most successful was his eight Cherubs that were similar in design to the Mini Moke Ross Baker s Heron Cars started in 1962 making racing cars and eventually began producing kit cars in 1980 Bill Ashton and Ted George in the 1960s and moulded Tiki fibreglass bodies at their firm George and Ashton Limited in Dunedin Three were known to have been made Graham McRae with Steve Bond of Gemini Plastics imported a replica Le Mans McLaren M6B styled GT mould in 1968 The cars were made and sold by Dave Harrod and Steve Bond of Fibreglass Developments Ltd Bunnythorpe as the Maram McRae went on to make a very good Porsche Spyder replica in the 1990s A number of new companies entered the market in the 1980s Almac 1985 Alternative Cars 1984 Cheetah 1986 Chevron 1984 Countess Mouldings 1988 Fraser 1988 Leitch 1986 and Saker 1989 Some recent ones are Beattie automobile 1997 which became Redline in 2001 and McGregor 2001 Two companies which specialise in making replicas of various models to order are Classic Car Developments 1992 and Tempero Both of these companies were noted for the quality of their workmanship Commencing in 2002 Coventry Classics Limited from Gore specialised in making replica Jaguar C Types 2 Notable people EditBill Ashton Edit Bill Ashton and Ted George George amp Ashton Limited moulded fibreglass Tiki sports car bodies in Dunedin Ferris de Joux Edit Main article de Joux car Ferris de Joux 1935 2009 was a designer engineer and constructor of sports cars He was born on 24 August 1935 de Joux was said to have been one of New Zealand s most talented automotive designers He appeared regularly in motoring magazines such as Motorman and Sports Car World from the 1970s Patrick Harlow Edit Patrick Harlow is a New Zealand automotive historian journalist teacher and car enthusiast who is noted for his work on the New Zealand kit car industry He has been a regular contributor to New Zealand Classic Car Magazine and the Constructors Car Club magazine Spare Parts 3 Graham McRae Edit Main article Graham McRae Graham McRae 5 March 1940 4 August 2021 was a racing driver from New Zealand He achieved considerable success in Formula 5000 racing winning the Tasman Series each year from 1971 to 1973 and also the 1972 L amp M Continental 5000 Championship in the United States McRae went on to make Porsche Spyder replicas in New Zealand Peter Pellandine Edit Main article Peter Pellandine Peter Pellandine founded Ashley Laminates with Keith Waddington They designed and made fibreglass sports cars bodies under the name Ashley In late 1956 Peter Pellandine split from the partnership up Falcon Shells It had the rights to the short wheel base Ashley 750 which became the Falcon Mk 1 and the Ashley Sports Racer the Falcon Mk II Pelladine moved to New Zealand with family in 1957 and setting up a New Zealand branch of Falcon Shells In 1959 he returned to England via Australia Manufacturers EditAlmac Edit Almac Sabre Almac 427 Cobra Main article Almac automobile Almac is a New Zealand based kit car company founded in 1984 and located in Upper Hutt 4 Almac cars is a part of Almac Reinforced Plastics Ltd fibreglass product manufacturing a company founded in 1971 by Alex McDonald McDonald s interest in kit cars started while he was living in England having purchased a Jem Marsh Sirocco Jem Marsh founded the Marcos car company 5 Alternative Cars Edit Alternative cars TG Main article Alternative Cars Limited Alternative Cars Limited is a New Zealand based kit car company that manufactures fiber glass bodied cars based on the 1950s MG TF 6 The company was founded by Russell Hooper a medical supply representative as Kit Kars Limited in 1984 In 1996 Kit Kars Ltd changed its name to Alternative Cars Limited Initially the company operated from the owners home until moving to a small 600 square foot workshop in Auckland Amero Edit The Amero was based on the C3 Corvette Gordon Hook began making fibreglass bodied cars in 1974 while working as foreman of a fibreglass manufacturing company His father had been an A grade motor mechanic which had sparked his interest and mechanical ability His first car was called the Amero 2 2 which was smaller than but had similar styling to the Ford Capri It is rumoured that this car was first made by an Air New Zealand employee and the body extensively modified by Hook when he acquired it Hook then went on to make another three of these car bodies between 1974 and 1977 7 After this Hook began making fibreglass replacement panels for Australian made Holdens and Fords In 1979 he obtained a burnt out C3 Corvette while in the United States Using this he created his own chassis and fibreglass body panels Holden HQs were used as the donor car for mechanical parts and wiring Trim and lights were imported from the United States The replica C3 Corvette was made between 1983 and 1995 In all 25 kits were made with three versions roadster fastback and T Top Hooks final car in this series a replica Greenwood Corvette only progressed as far as a prototype 7 Between 1993 and 1995 Hook began development of a new car the Amero California Based around spy photos of the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro the prototype was completed in mid 1993 Unfortunately no orders eventuated and the Hook left New Zealand in 1995 to live in Australia The moulds and jigs were sold and no further cars made 7 Asco Aura Edit A 1950s style sports car made between 1984 and 1988 by Peter Andrews of Andrews Sports Car Company of Taupo The Aura was first shown at the 1985 New Zealand Motor Expo in Auckland 11 kits were made 7 Aspen Edit Aspen built two kit cars in Auckland the Aspen Aurora from 1976 to 1985 and the Aspen Siris from 1989 to 1998 8 Auckland Cobra Edit A replica AC Cobra made in Papatoetoe Auckland by Rex Garland since 1983 The cars are fitted with Ford 302 V8s and Toyota 5 speed gearbox By 2012 49 kits or turnkeys had been made Two of these had hard tops 7 Beattie now Redline Edit Lola on which the Beattie is based Main article Beattie automobile Beattie was originally a New Zealand kitcar created by Stephen Charles Beattie and its manufacture is now based in the United Kingdom It made the Beattie SR2000 and Clubman Sports based on the Lola Climax Mk1 9 Kevin Hunt of Redline Performance Cars Limited acquired the design from Stephen Beattie in 1999 and the car was renamed the Redline Sprint with a least two models being available the Sprint and the Road Sport 10 It was available up to at least 2007 11 Briford Sports Edit A roadster made by Brian Ford since 1982 and still in production in 2012 It is a cross between an AC Cobra and a Mistral Up to 2012 16 kits had been made It may have been based on a Microplas Stiletto or Scimitar which has an almost identical shape 12 13 Most have been sold with Brifords chassis although some were fitted to others chassis 7 Cantwell Car Limited Edit Frank Cantwells company Cantwell Car Limited made a fibreglass sports car called the Puma between 1957 and 1960 The cars used an Ashley 750 body and a chassis designed by New Zealander Arthur Praed A total of 6 were thought to have been made There are believed to be only two surviving cars One of these has been in the United States since 2003 14 Cheetah Cars Edit Cheetah Targa Rally car Cheetah Cars is a New Zealand based kit car company that commenced in 1986 and produced a kit loosely based on the Jaguar E Type shape It ceased constructing cars in 1991 This car is not to be confused with John Bush of Oamaru s Cheetah Sports from the early 1960s Gideon de Lautour suggested the idea of creating a kit car based on a picture in the 1981 January March issue of the Australian Sports Car World magazine It was a BRG Jaguar E Type S1 convertible that had been stripped of all chrome had a roll bar installed a set of lake pipes out the side and flared wheel arches and was being used for classic car racing Gideon had extensive experience working on exotic machinery in the United Kingdom The body style was to be based on the E Type with Triumph 2000 2500 chassis and running gear The HQ Holden was suggested as a better option because they were plentiful and cheap Also there were numerous variants from six cylinders to 350 V8s The running gear was robust and the brakes exceptional for the period The track was a little wider than the S1 S2 E type Maximising the use of the donor vehicle for parts was also a key factor Work started in 1986 in Gideon s garage with the purchase of an HQ which was stripped for parts The rear floor pan was cut from the body and a central space frame was constructed that connected the rear floor pan to the front sub frame On this was constructed a buck to be used for taking body moulds An incomplete prototype was presented at the 1988 New Zealand Car Show in Epsom Auckland Some sales were generated as was a lot of skepticism During construction of the first car fibreglass sills doors and windscreen surround were decided upon to reduce the workload Tron Cars on Auckland s North Shore were given the task of mould making due to their quality work on a Lamborghini Countach replica and an RX7 based car called the Mountach Two more vehicles were sold during this period and delivered in 1989 as rolling chassis Also four chassis were made for the Company Directors to test and improve the assembly manual Three events had a negative impact on the company The 1987 share market collapse the changed rules in 1989 for importing second hand vehicles and rumours about possible changes to Government regulations that could add considerable cost to building a kit car These rumours later proved incorrect but in the interim all kit car sales plummeted The Directors decided to close down the operation in 1990 sell the prototype and see how the market performed The existing chassis were taken away and completed by the Directors Before the operation closed an order was received from Australia The kit was completed and sent to Launceston Tasmania in November 1991 In total 9 vehicles were made 1 Prototype Currently being used as a NZ Targa competition vehicle 2 Road registered complete 3 The current owner has installed a Nissan 3 0 straight six engine in the vehicle and to be road registered again 4 Road registered 5 Director s car Road registered complete 6 Director s car Road registered complete 7 Was road registered Current status unknown 8 Director s car chassis destroyed for R amp D body kit only 9 Exported to Australia Current status unknownDue to increased interest in the Cheetah the company is seeking expressions of interest from parties interested in manufacturing and marketing the vehicle again Chevron Edit Main article Chevron Engineering Ltd Chevron Engineering Specialties Ltd is a New Zealand based kit car and race car manufacturer owned by Dan Evan and Barbara Fray and founded in 1980 15 It is based in Massey Auckland and manufactures three different models with the Aprisa and Cypher competing in New Zealand sports car racing Ching Edit Alan Watson of Auckland designed and made the prototype sports car in the mid 1950s Its shape was similar to the Jaguar C type In 1957 he sold the car to Noel Ching of Nelson 16 Ching is believed to have built a further four of these cars which used Ford 10 engines There is a possibility that Peter Colmore Williams s company Sonata Laboratories of Christchurch also made some of these cars Brain Ford of Briford Sports was restoring one 17 Classic Car Developments Edit Ferrari 206SP Dino like the model made by Classic Car Developments Classic Car Developments is a replica car manufacturer formed in 1992 and based in Invercargill New Zealand owned by Dave Brown Brown was an aircraft engineer and automotive machinist He was noted for his attention to detail and the level of accuracy in his replicas Classic Car Developments built individual replica cars to order These have primarily been Jaguar C types and Ford GT40 s Up to 2009 the company had built 22 cars of various types All but two were exported 1 2 Models built to date include Jaguar C Type 1955 Jaguar D Type exported to England Lotus 11 1966 Ford GT40 Development of the GT40 took 14 months to complete It had a steel monocoque chassis built from 20 gauge 1 2mm steel sheet folded and spot welded to form a chassis It had fibreglass front and rear body sections fibreglass doors and a 302 Ford V8 engine fitted to a ZF transaxle The car was fitted with Girling four pot alloy calipers 18 Ferrari 206SP Dino The Dino has a space frame chassis with an alloy body built by Barney Tansley It has an all alloy 2 0 litre Dino V6 engine It was made for a Christchurch New Zealand buyer Concept GT Edit A replica Ford GT40 made in the early 1990s and marketed in the US by Awesome Imports 19 Countess Mouldings Edit Countess Mouldings made replicas of the Lamborghini Countach Countess Mouldings Limited made replica Lamborghini Countach sports racing cars in Fielding New Zealand from 1988 until about 2009 David Short was the owner 20 Short s workshop was originally an old wool shed that was used for sheep shearing It was an average sized workshop which could accommodate four or five cars Short often hired extra hands when the orders increased His first demonstration vehicle was completed by 1989 and was later used for motor sport His third demonstrator built in 1998 was lighter and more powerful It competed in the 1998 Dunlop Tyres Targa New Zealand rally 21 Since 1998 Countess Mouldings have sold over sixty kits about 25 of which were completed cars Many of these cars were exported to Japan The cars space frame uses square tube ERW steel and a built in roll cage is made from chrome alloy and mild steel The biggest selling point for these cars was their racing history In 2004 there was talk of a replica Lamborghini Diablo being developed by Short 22 The company was removed from the Companies register on 24 August 2011 its last registered document was its 2009 return 23 Short is now involved in manufacturing and development of innovative portable sheep shears through his company Handypiece Holdings 24 Coventry Classics Edit Coventry Classis made replicas of the Jaguar C Type image is of an original 1953 C type Commencing in 2002 Coventry Classics Limited from Gore specialised in making replica Jaguar C Types The cars have an aluminium body and tubular steel chassis In 2012 prices started from NZ165 000 depending on options selected The company is now in the process of developing a lightweight Jaquar E Type for upgrading existing E types 25 26 Daytona Beach Buggy Edit Peter Clapham s Fibreglass Daytona Limited made one of the more successful kit cars with 80 being made between 1975 and 1983 They were designed to fit on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis By 1983 demand had reduced for the beach buggies and Clapham had moved on to making spa pools He sold the moulds to Graeme Rose of Greytown Several more were made by Rose before production ceased due to a lack of demand 7 In 1984 Clapham acquired the moulds for the Taipan from Cooke Brothers 27 Dixon Edit David Dixon a former Steel Brothers company secretary made a Lotus 7 style turn key car from 1980 1983 It was also assembled in Australia and marketed as the JSA The chassis differed from the 7 in that it was a rigid backbone style designed by David and James Smith in Australia The prototype was completed in 1979 The initial body was aluminium but this was later changed to a fibreglass one made by Cresta Craft of Christchurch Peter Manton Motors of Melbourne were JSAs Australian agents and initially ordered 50 cars Due to low sales the order was cancelled About 20 cars were made before the company went bankrupt in 1983 Of these 8 were sold in Australia as JSAs In 1986 the Dixon was revived by Western Fibreglass of Auckland and marketed as the Dixon Sarasan until 1988 In all 7 Sarasan s were made Western Fibreglass were makers of another Lotus 7 replica called the Lynx 28 Escartus Edit A wedge shaped design V8 powered coupe made by Don and Graeme Ross of Challenge Custom Cars Onekawa Napier from 1978 to 1982 Eight were built and costing NZ 52 000 as turn keys in 1980 This price meant they were competing with Mercedes and other high end cars 7 The cars were designed and built in New Zealand using in house built parts plus parts from a variety of other vehicles The engine used was the alloy 4 4 litre V8 from the Leyland P76 and the windscreen was the rear screen from the HQ Holden Monaro citation needed Production stopped after Donn Ross suffered a debilitating stroke but his enthusiasm for cars and racing remained with him until his death in the 1990s citation needed Eureka Edit Eureka Main article Purvis Eureka In 1977 Eureka Cars NZ Limited was established to manufacture the Purvis Eureka in New Zealand A car that had been designed by Richard Oakes of the United Kingdom The number of cars made in New Zealand is unknown although some still exist 29 Everson Edit Main article Everson aircraft In the 1960s Cliff Everson Ernest s Everson s son made several cars under the Everson name There were four Everson 7s built between 1961 and 1964 which was based on the Lotus 7 eight Everson Cherubs were built between 1964 and 1969 which were based on the BMC Mini and looked similar to the Mini Moke and between 1981 and 1984 the Everson Eagle a car based on the Excalibur The final car Cliff produced was the Everson EMW 6 between 1983 and 1989 It was based on the BMW M1 of the time Only four were completed with the 5th car being scrapped 30 Exocet Edit MEV Exocet Main article MEV Ltd Exocet MEV Limited licensed New Zealander Tom Carpenter to manufacture its Exocet model kit car in 2011 because MEV had difficulty meeting high UK demand The Exocet was modified to meet New Zealand requirements and uses early model Mazda MX5s as a donor vehicle Carpenter sold Exocet Cars New Zealand to Paul O Grady on 1 January 2016 31 32 F10 Special Edit Alan Watson of Papakura had made a fibreglass bodied car in 1957 This car and its moulds he sold to Noel Ching and Ching went on to make a series of cars from it Watson then teamed up with apprentices Ron Cox and Graham MGill while working at the Auckland Railway Workshops along with apprentice panel beater Clarrie Ranby The four began construction of the first car in September 1958 It had the appearance of a Triumph TR3 with grill similar to that of the Aston Martin DB3 The car was powered by a Ford 10 engine Four cars built between 1958 and 1961 at Papakura Of these three were still extant in 2012 7 Falcon and Tiki Edit Falcon and Tiki were based on the Ashley 750 as was the Cantwell Puma Main article Falcon Shells An Ashley 750 that was made in Gisborne during Peter Pellandine s time in New Zealand and marketed as the Falcon Mk 1 There was also a racing version called the Falcon Mk 2 Pellandine sold the rights to build the Falcon Mk 1 to George and Ashton Limited of Dunedin They renamed the car the Tiki About 12 Tiki bodies were made 33 34 Fraser Edit 1991 Fraser Clubman Main article Fraser Clubman Fraser Clubman is a component based car similar to a Lotus Seven Series 3 built in Auckland New Zealand by Fraser Cars Ltd 35 Scott and Ida Tristram are the current Managing Directors of Fraser Cars having taken over the company from Neil Fraser in 2006 36 GT40 New Zealand Edit GT40 New Zealand was based in Wingate Hutt City and moved to Karori Wellington They were making Ford GT40 kits for NZ 75 000 excluding the engine No information independent of the website available 37 As at April 2022 they were still producing kits 38 GT40 Replication Limited Edit GT40 In 1987 Phil Ware formed a syndicate to acquire moulds and basic kit from the United Kingdom Returning to England Ware approached GT40 kit car manufacturer KVAs owner Ken Attwell about acquiring moulds to produce GT40 s in New Zealand Agreement was reached with Attwell selling a disused set of moulds KVA had taken its moulds from a genuine Mk 1 GT40 A KVA Ctype chassis was also purchased to be used as the chassis design for Wares Ford GT40 replicas After the initial 10 car bodies were built Ware was approached by a number of people wanting to acquire one He formed GT40 Replication Limited for that purpose and had Replicar Developments improve the mould quality Replicar were building kit car bodies called Ibis which were designed for Mini s and later the Wasp a car of their own design John Simpson a specialist automotive engineer improved the GT40s suspension and chassis In total 35 kits including the initial 10 in total were sold some turnkey David Harvey acquired the business from Ware in 2002 7 Harveys holding company was Nelson based GT 40 NZ Limited This was renamed in May 2010 as GT40 amp Lola Parts Limited 39 Goodwin Edit Goodwin GT Graham Berry Race Cars Ltd Edit Graham Berry Race Cars developed the chassis for Almac s Cobra replicas In 2004 Colin Welch acquired the company from Berry and has continued to work with Almac GBRC also builds hotrods specialised racing cars and jetsprint boats The company specialises in chassis fabrication and suspension work 40 Hawke Edit See Jarvie and Corsair Heron Edit Heron MJ 1 2 2 coupe Main article Heron Cars Heron Cars were racing cars sports and kit cars built in New Zealand between 1962 and 1999 by Ross Baker They also included a one off electric car 41 Ibis and Wasp Edit Main article Berkeley Cars Replicas In the late 1980s in Auckland New Zealand a few cars called the Ibis Berkeley were made by Ian Byrd and Tim Monck Mason They had used a wrecked Berkeley S328 body which they widened by six inches and modified as the basis for a mould After they had made a few mould themselves they had Rob Trainor and Bruce Stratton of Replicar Developments Limited Ardmore make the bodies Mini front and rear sub frames were used Byrd and Monck Mason sold the bodies as replacement bodies for Minis They were advanced small sports cars that used carbon fibre and foam beams In total 6 to 10 kits were sold between 1987 and 1989 Some of these were sold to Japan 42 Replicar developed a new body the Wasp which was styled after the AC Cobra 7 In 1990 they sold the moulds to a Nelson company that was specialising in sending Mini s to Japan Some Ibis and Wasp bodied cars had already been sold there By 1994 6 Wasps had been sold with 4 of these going to Japan 7 Jarvie and Corsair Edit Corsair A fibre glass bodied sports car designed and built by Brian Jarvie between 1956 and 1958 Twelve bodies were made by Jarvie and a further three by Reinforced Plastics Ltd of Penrose Auckland in the early 1960s Reinforced Plastics remodeled the car and in 1962 marketed it as the Corsair They only made the one before selling the moulds to Gordon Jones Jones made two more before Ford objected to the Corsair name being used One of the Jarvie s was converted into the Hawke in the 1990s by John Mellelieu of Palmerston North 43 Kiwi Race Cars Edit Further information Kit and replica cars of New Zealand Graham Berry Race Cars Ltd Leitch Edit The Leitch Motorsport and Restoration Ltd of Invercargill make a Lotus Seven replica called the Super Sprint Barry Leitch started building Super Sprints in 1986 and regularly raced them competitively in local classic and sports car racing Super Sprints were originally available as either a kit partially built or fully road registered all with several specification levels Leitch also make other replica racers including the Lotus 23B and Brabham BT21 Lynx Edit A Lotus 7 replica made by Kevin Martelli and Bob Bateman at Western Glass Fibre between 1985 and 1988 approx 100 kits were sold 7 They used a Triumph Herald donor chassis and John Palmer developed kits to graft in Nissan 180b differentials Motors were generally 1600 2 0l motors Ford Toyota s Nissan s MacGregor Motorsport Limited Edit McGregor Motorsport Limited is a Christchurch New Zealand kit car manufacturer that specialises in cars based on the Lotus Seven named the McGregor Mark 7 The company was formed in October 2001 by John McGregor as McGregor Motorsport Holdings Limited In July 2007 Robert Snow and Mark Roberts took over from McGregor 44 Magoo s Street Rods Edit Magoo s Street Rods are a Masterton based company that specializes in making 1923 Ford model T bucket and 1932 Ford 3 window coupe and roadster bodies They also make turn key versions of these The business run by Lloyd Wilson commenced in 2002 In 2008 their Ford Roadster won the Stroker McGurk Trophy 45 46 Manx Beach Buggies and Platinum Speedster Edit Following Bruce Meyers Meyers Manx design Louis Treweek began building beach buggies in New Zealand in the 1960s He sold his moulds to Rob Schrickel an Auckland based manufacturer in 2003 35 had been sold by 2012 As at 2021 the Manx remains in production 7 47 The long wheelbase 2 2 Manx buggy moulds were made in 2006 7 Rob Schrickel had made a Porsche 356 Speester replica called the Platinum Speedster between 1999 and 2003 12 were sold of which 6 were turnkey Rob Schrickel has the 356 speedster back in production now 48 Mararn Edit Manta Monage on which the Mararn is based Graham McRae imported a replica McLaren M6B made by US based Manta Cars and called the Montage McRae approached David Harrod of Fibreglass Developments Limited FDL of Bunnythorpe in the late 1970s to make a mould of the Montage McRae intended to build and sell the cars in New Zealand Harrod set about making the moulds and redesigned the doors front headlight position lowered the seat mounts McRae sold his interest to Harrod as he had been offered a mechanic position with US Skoal Bandit racing team of Paul Newman McLaren were approached for consent to build the car as its design was subject to their patents They refused but as their patent ran out in 1981 Harrod was free to build and sell the cars A total of 37 cars were built with 4 being sold in Australia Harrod left for Australia in 1982 and Steve Bond took over 7 In 1985 Kent Taylor Reid of Gemini Plastics obtained a franchise from FDL to make the Mararn Four cars were made by Gemini In 1998 the moulds were sold to Bruce Turnbull In 2005 he sold the moulds to a Dutch kit car collector 7 Mistral Edit Main article Microplas Mistral A British kitcar brought to New Zealand by Christchurch boat builder and racing driver Bob Blackburn Blackburn and manufactured by Weltex Plastics Limited The car used a Graeme Dennison designed chassis Originally intended as a production car a lack of parts meant it was sold only sold as a kit car About 10 cars were completed by Weltex and 10 bodies sold between 1956 and 1961 49 A Dunedin company Emslie and Flockton Limited also made and sold the Mistral under licence after Blackburn had moved to Australia possibly with Weltex s mould 50 51 A number of these cars are still in existence and Emslie and Flockton s mould is also believed to still exist 52 One of the Weltex Mistral bodies was fitted to the Stanton Special which set the New Zealand land speed record at that time 53 In 1989 a New Zealander Roger Wilson established Wilson Classics Sports Cars with the aim of building Mistral sports cars for use in classic car racing and for touring A set of moulds were taken to modernise the original Mistral body Several of the cars were built and successfully raced but demand was insufficient for a sustainable business and the venture ended 54 Rhubarb Edit Rhubarb Cars began making roadsters in 2016 They are a skeletal style kit car using a Mazda MX5 Series 1 or 2 as the donor car The company was set up by Adrian and Roger Rimmer Colin Smith and Bruce Hancett Adrian Colin and Roger built sports racing cars in the 1970s as Rhubarb Racing and later as Resource Engineering Adrian built the Rimmer Karts No longer in business Facebook last post Jan 2021 and website now for sale Robertson Engineering Edit From 1988 to 1990 David Robertson of Invercargill sold 6 Lotus 11 replicas called the Lotas 11 In 1989 Robertson introduced a new model called the Panache By 1992 when production ended 8 cars had been sold Of these 6 were similar in design to the Lotus 7 but more streamlined and the remaining 2 had a single mould sports car body 7 Scorpion Edit A Eureka styled car made in Whangarei by Brian Heape between 1984 and 1986 The Scorpion had been created using a mould taken of a Purvis Eureka In total only 6 were made 7 They were the first metallic red car VW 1600 engine bright red Fiat 125T engine blue VW 1835 yellow VW 2180 and 2 white cars VW 1835 One white car was fitted with a Subaru engine citation needed Sam Lyle Edit SL Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B replica Sam Lyle of Gisborne built replicas of the 1938 Alfa Romeo Millie Miglia Spyder between 1999 and 2003 named the SL A total of 5 were built Lyle also built a Jaguar XK120 racing car and coupe called the Saluki or Sonic 40 7 Taipan Edit A small sports car originally made by Cooke Brothers using a Volkswagen floor pan In 1983 Peter Clapham of Fibreglass Daytona Limited acquired the moulds 30 kits were made by Cooke Brothers and another 17 by Daytona Six of the Daytona made cars were targa topped In 1991 Daytona sold the moulds to a person from Rotorua 27 One currently is on display at Southwards Car Museum Tempero Edit The Tempero family started a coach building company in 1946 In recent time based at Oamaru they have produced hand made replica Jaquar C and D Types XJ13 and XK180 Aston Martin DBR2 1953 Maserati A6GCS Pinin farina Bertietta and Ferrari 250TR and California spiders Temperos also restore early model cars 55 Tom Morland Limited Edit Tom Morland of Tom Morland Limited of Christchurch specialised in making various replica kit cars 56 He made a replica Pontiac Firebird body designed for a Holden HQ chassis These were sold between 1978 and 1992 In all 83 were made A De Tomaso Pantera was made from 1983 to 1990 14 were made Corvettes were made from 1986 to 1990 20 kits were sold TWR Jaguars were made from 1987 to 1990 Porsche 944 s from 1987 to 1990 and Lamborghini Countachs from 1987 to 1990 8 Countach kits were made 7 Tron Exotic Industries Edit John Stewart and Tony Miller of Tron Exotic built a Countach replica called the Trontach between 1988 and 1997 They were expensive about 200 000 and only 4 were built They followed this between 1990 and 1997 with the Mountach which was more successful with 13 turnkey models sold The Mountach used series 1 to 3 Mazda RX7 as the donor car By 1997 the Mountach cost NZ 45 000 and was competing in a market where comparable Japanese sports cars were selling for NZ 25 000 The company was placed in voluntary liquidation 57 Tull Edit Saker See also Saker Cars Bruce Turnbull of Turnbull Engineering was a race car driver who constructed a successful Formula Ford racing car the Keram in 1982 This evolved into the Tull 84C which featured pushrod inboard suspension and then the Tull 86C for the 1987 season In 1988 Turnbull acquired the moulds for the Mararn and began to design and construct the Tull Saker SV These cars are still being made in New Zealand and since 2002 in Etten Leur Netherlands as well From 1992 to 2001 Turnbull made the Tull Sambar a small farm vehicle built on a Subaru Leone chassis Eighteen of these were built with the last being sold to the British High Commission For a time it was the only vehicle on Pitcairn Island 58 Turnbull has been providing technical assistance in the development of the Hulme F1 59 Wilco Edit A Lotus 7 replica built by Robin and Gary Wilkinson between 1992 and 1996 In total 13 were made Clubs and Associations EditConstructors Car Club Edit The Constructors Car Club was founded in 1988 to support those who had an interest in building cars from scratch including kit cars The club is member of the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association LVVTA the body entrusted with New Zealand s modified and custom built vehicle certification system 60 Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association Edit The Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association LVVTA was set up in 1990 to create the standards provide training and support to the LVV Certifiers and produce the LVV plates in response to the Ministry of Transport s now Land Transport New Zealand requirement that all new vehicles meet certain safety standards Because hobbyists and small manufacturers were unable to meet the requirements set for major manufacturers the LVVTA was tasked with ensuring within the bounds of such low volume production safety standards were set and met by all low volume vehicles Oversight is provided by the New Zealand Government s Land Transport New Zealand 61 Current EditMany of the above manufacturers remain in business but generally only because of their other lines of work The demand for kit and replica cars is low The New Zealand motor vehicle registration statistics 2013 had 2 new Almacs registered between 2008 and 2012 1 Countess in 2008 and 12 Frasers between 2008 and 2012 There may have been more with a total of 5 custom built 3 home built and 415 factory built cars not identified by make between 2008 and 2013 62 Other sources EditAlternative Drivestyles New Zealand Custom Built Cars Patrick Harlow Transpress 2011 ISBN 1877418137 9781877418136 Historic Racing Cars of New Zealand Graham Vercoe Reed Books Auckland 1991 ISBN 0 7900 0189 6 New Zealand Manufactured Cars A Cottage Industry Patrick Harlow Willsonscott Publishing International Limited 2013 ISBN 1877427519 9781877427510 Spare Parts the magazine of the Constructors Car Club Lower HuttSee also EditAutomotive industry in New 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