Nota

[slngsht]

While here, I spent a day at Nota sports cars. They manufacture several different kit cars - one of them is a Seven. It's a very small shop that's been around for a long time.

 

I actually really liked their seven. It is very small, and has a very low profile. It needed a somewhat sizable hood scoop for a BMC motor that was in the car at the shop.

 

They kind of do everything custom based on the buyer. The car that was there had a 3 link rear suspension and traditional front suspension. He said they also do independent rears, inboard fronts, etc...

 

He said their current crop uses S2000 component exclusively, and they even have one variant (track use only) in which the car is widened, and the engine / tranny / rear are all bolted together (no driveshaft). There was no example of this car in the shop.

 

I got a ride in one of their other cars, and am bringing back some of their materials with me.

[11Budlite]

Here's a link to their website: http://www.notasportscars.com/

 

If you check out their history, they had some neat looking cars. The hillclimb cars, Formula Junior, Consul, and Streamliner all look pretty cool.

 

Bruce :7drive:

[Al N.]

But, will they build someone "the last of the V8 Interceptors"?

[sparecr]

I actually really liked their seven. It is very small,

 

Yeah like our cars (without V8s) are big.

 

And it is amazing how big the little BMC engines can be.

 

Neat little company.

[slngsht]

 

Yeah like our cars (without V8s) are big.

 

And it is amazing how big the little BMC engines can be.

 

Neat little company.

 

well, I sat in a westfield the night before, and then their car. it's very low - the whole hood / cowl line. difficult to explain i guess.

[solder_guy]

Where is NOTA located in Australia .. and where are you?

 

Rob