- Purvis Eureka
The Purvis Eureka was a
sports car produced inAustralia from1974 to1991 . First exhibited at the 1974Melbourne Auto Show , the car was based on the British Nova design of 1971. The Eureka, which was manufactured by Purvis Cars at Dandenong in Victoria, utilised aVolkswagen Beetle chassis, a fibreglass body and, most commonly, an air-cooled Volkswagen engine. Examples using 1.6 Litre Ford 4 cylinder engines and others with Mazda rotary powerplants were also produced. The Eureka was offered both as akit car , to be assembled by the buyer and as a fully assembled vehicle. The coupe body had no doors, entry being made by manually raising a one piece canopy, although a power operated canopy was offered as an option. ATarga top version was also available from the early 1980s.Models produced, with approximate years of production, were
*The Sports, from 1974 to 1975
*The PL30, from 1975 to 1976
*The F4, from 1976 to 1991683 examples of the Eureka had been produced by Purvis Cars when production ended in 1991.Now all the moulds used for the vehicle's production are stored in a 40' container.Fact|date=September 2008
External links
* [http://groups.msn.com/PurvisEureka/ Purvis Eureka MSN Group]
References
*Aussie Cars, © 1987
*http://www.eurekacarclub.com.au
*http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au
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