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| Type | Electric sports car manufacturer |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Cars |
| Website | http://www.sebring-works.com |
Sebring Works (formerly Sebring Sports Cars) is a British electric sports car manufacturer, based near Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire. They produce a range of retro-inspired open-top electric sports cars and a coupe.
Sebring Sports Cars hand builds a range of electric sports cars using fibreglass bodywork, the style reminiscent of the classic Austin-Healey 3000 sports cars produced between 1959 and 1967 and the Porsche 356 (coupe and speedster).
The name derives from the Sebring International Raceway in the USA, at which Austin-Healey cars were very successful.
Previously a kit car company, Sebrings are now exclusively factory built in Long Marston, Warwickshire.
The brand was acquired in 2021 by the Vital Spark Group Ltd. On 5 July 2023 the company and Vital Spark Group were renamed Sebring Works [1]
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