More anecdotes
Do you like Spartans and want more ?
So, as Kit Car magazine headlined in 1988, here are some extras about them, to remember the history of Spartan Car Company and the wonderful cars designed by Jim McIntyre.
The pride of being a car manufacturer
If it has always been possible to buy the Spartans in the form of components, as early as January 1976, three years after the design of the first model on a Triumph base, Spartan was proud to
announce that its cars could also be entirely produced in the factory.
Thus, it was now possible to order a new Spartan that would be delivered a few weeks later, ready to hit the road.
In 1992, the weekly « Auto Week » recalled that the Spartan, a traditional-looking sports car from Great Britain, was available as a kit and ready-to-use model :
A Gentleman’s Sporing Carriage
This is the title that Spartan had given to his last brochure.
It was produced with the help of the Spartan Owners Club and some of its members whose cars were presented.
A “chic and sparkling” car
It is with these words that we could translate the British humourous expression "wet and dry".
This was the title given by the magazine "Kitcars and Specials" to its article on the Spartans in 1985.
This article related the trial of two Spartans in very different places, the Côte d'Azur and Yorkshire.
On this occasion, Jim McIntyre, founder of the brand, specified that there was no link between the name of his cars and the famous Spartan warriors, but that it was more of a shameless referenceonhis part to the austerity that the country knew at the time.
He had strong convictions, great esteem and confidence in his employees, and a great knowledge of cars such as MG, Spitfire, TR, E-type, Morgan, Lotus and Aston Martin.
On this occasion, Jim McIntyre, founder of the brand, specified that there was no link between the name of his cars and the famous Spartan warriors, but that it was more of a shameless referenceonhis part to the austerity that the country knew at the time.
He had strong convictions, great esteem and confidence in his employees, and a great knowledge of cars such as MG, Spitfire, TR, E-type, Morgan, Lotus and Aston Martin.
It was this broad knowledge that led him to produce his own cars, with their own design, and a desire to make them affordable and sustainable.
These Spartan trips had been an opportunity to review the elements that made up the cars, and a superb photo had been taken in Grimaud, in the south of France.
