Costin Sports Roadster
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The Costin Sports Roadster is a lightweight mid engined sports car that was intended for initial launch in the mid nineties. A prototype test bed chassis was finished in 1991 at Costin Ltd in Wales.
It was designed by the aerodynamicist Frank Costin. Costin had previous associations with Vanwall Lotus Maserati and DTV for race car chassis designs. Another car was finished in the mid nineties with revised body styling but was not road registered until recently. In total 6 chassis were constructed and 2 bodies. The company Costin Ltd went into liquidation following unsuccessful attempts to find funding for the venture.
Complete company history along with the initial production plan can be found here
The chassis rights were purchased by Specialist Automotive who are looking to produce Costin Sports Roadsters in limited numbers using some mechanical parts from the Rover MG F, the original moulds have been repaired and the first body has been successfully produced.
Costin car forum site Costins Net
See Also TMC Costin
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