Welcome to the
Spartan Owner's Club.
This is the only Official Website The Spartan is an old style roadster based on either Triumph Herald
/ Vitesse
or Ford Cortina MkIII - MkV cars.
This page has a brief introduction and history, lists the recent updates and has any important news. Please navigate the site using the
buttons to the left. Only click here if you cannot see the welcome banner above or navigation to the left.
The
club is based in the UK though we have members scattered around the
world: Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Norway, USA, Australia,
New Zealand. The
club has a membership of around 200.
The Spartan was the
idea of Jim McIntyre who produced the first Spartan Kit in 1973. This
was based on the Triumph Herald or Vitesse and used the Herald chassis.
Later Spartan produced their own chassis as the Triumph ones were starting
to rot.
When the Herald ceased
to be produced the car underwent a major re-design and was based on
the Ford Cortina MK3 to 5.
In 1995 the Spartan
Facory ceased to trade.
During those
22 years Jim developed several other kits starting with the Sherwood Estate,
and the Starcraft Camper both of which were based on the Cortina. The
factory was based in Pinxton, Nottinghamshire. In later years Steve Beardsall
(who had been Jim's floor manager for many years) took over the company
and produced the Treka which was based on the Ford Fiesta. During this
time around 4000 kits were produced. Many of the older kits are now being
bought and re-built.
INFORMATION PLEASE
I sold the Spartan I built in 1986, if I remember correctly the buyer was from the Basingstoke area. The car registration number is PWA 240 X
My details are: Name John Ella,
Location Wokingham, Berkshire
E-mail john.ella@ntlworld.com or
Phone 07770 784126
