Spex Design Corporation

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Spex Design Corporation was a kit car manufacturer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The company was founded by Paul Deutschman (also known for the T-Rex, Porsche Spexter and Callaway cars like the C7 Corvette and CS Camaro) and Kell Warshaw in 1982. [1] The company made a kit called Spex Elf that was somewhere between a body kit and a kit car based on the first-generation (1973–1979) Honda Civic. By cutting off the roof and side panels and adding a steel subframe and fibreglass body, it allowed a quite easy conversion of a Honda Civic into a roadster. The kit used many parts from the donor Civic, but the front light came from the Honda Accord and the rear light from Mercury Capri. [2] The company made about 20 kits before selling the molds.

Honda civic based Spex elf kit car 1978 Honda civic based Spex Elf kit car front.jpg
Honda civic based Spex elf kit car
Honda civic based Spex elf kit car rear 1978 Honda civic based Spex Elf kit car.jpg
Honda civic based Spex elf kit car rear

References

  1. Suderman, Art (March 18, 1988). "Prototype recalls classic Porsche Speedster". Calgary Herald . pp. C3. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Taylor, Rich (January 1985). "At Last: The Thoroughly Modern Kit Car". Popular Mechanics . pp. 91, 143. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Google Books.