I remember this being around in some magazines when I first got interested in kit cars in the early 80's. As I was running round in a Spitfire at the time, my interest was in a similar style of small open top sports car and this fitted the bill - if only I could find one! Anyway, have a quick look at this website for it's story.
On Thursday, 14 January 2016 17:26:11 UTC, Susan and Martin Scott wrote: > > There was a Cipher in the cars for sale shed area last year at Stoneleigh. > It was based on Reliant Kitten mechanicals, so therefore had leaf springs > on the rear, > Martin > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Hamish Freeman <javascript:> > *To:* quantu...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 14, 2016 5:01 PM > *Subject:* RE: [Quantum Owners] Cipher > > I thought that the MX5 was in fact a British design and came originally > from International Automotive Design (IAD), just down the road from us at > Worthing. Not a well published fact from a marketing point of view! > > > > IAD were at one time a very large concern for a design studio with over > 2000 staff and included such grandiose equipment as a couple of inspection > platforms to enable full size “model in clay” measurement for direct input > into CAD. They were not averse to poaching staff from Ricardo. They were > bought at various times by Mayflower and Daewoo as its Worthing Technical > Centre, who sold it to TWR, who went into liquidation in 2002. > > > > From memory, the original MX5 concept was similar to that of the Lotus > Elan with a load bearing backbone from which everything else was > hung/suspended. > > > > Hamish > > > > *From:* quantu...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto: > quantu...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] > *Sent:* 14 January 2016 13:09 > *To:* quantu...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Subject:* Re: [Quantum Owners] Cipher > > > > > > I may be coming to this really late so sorry if you all know about this. > There's an article about a car called the Cipher that I stumbled across > today that looks an awful lot like my Quantum, particularly from the front. > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/how-the-mazda-mx-5-could-have-been-a-british-success-story/ > > > > Matthew > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to quantu...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > quantumowner...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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