JC Midge
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JC Midge is a kit car (or rather a "plan and pattern" car) designed by John Cowperthwaite. Like the Locust the body is made of aluminum skinned plywood or MDF and using a grille from a Wolseley 1500 (but many other has been used). The design is clearly inspired of British 1930s cars like the MG J2 Midget and simmilar to the Burlington in both design and construction. Originally it was essensially a rebody of the Triumph Herald, Vitesse or Spitfire.
It was first presented in 1985 and then it was produced by John Cowperthwaite's own company called Moss. Later marketing and development of the Midge was taken over by T&J of Rotherham and they continued into the mid 1990s. It was then taken over by White Rose Vehicles in Gillingham, Kent. WRV also construced their own chassis that took Ford Escort (with Ford Cortina or Ford Taunus (1976-1982) front suspension) parts instead using a Triumph chassis. When White Rose Vehicles ceased trading some club members raised the money to buy the rights to market the car. As it is plan based the Midge has also been built using various donors including the Citroën 2CV.
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