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GTM Cars
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GTM Cars is a kit car manufacturer located in Coventry, Warwickshire (although the composite body parts are made in Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire).
The company was founded in 1967 when Bernard Cox and his friend Jack Hosker created the Cox GTM (Grand Touring Mini) a mid engined Ferrari Dino inspired sports car based on Mini parts. It was an instant hit and they built kits as fast as they could in their garage in Hazel Grove, Stockport. In the autumn of 1968, Bernard Cox decided to stop production after 50 kits.
Production was taken over by Howard Heerey and his father who renamed the car to simply GTM. The design evolved over time and by 1971 about 170 kits had been made and they were up to GTM 1-3 (model 1, variation 3). But in 1972 the road outside their garage had to be widened and they were forced to close. In 1972 a fibreglass company in Hartlepool bought the demonstrator car, moulds, jigs and spares, but they never produced any cars. Instead the GTM project was bought by KMB Autosports in 1976. They made spares for existing cars, but no new kits. In 1980 GTM was bought by Peter Beck, Paddy Fitch and Dougal Cowper. The company moved to Sutton Bonnington in 1982 and over 20 year they introduced new models such as Coupe and Rossa and in 1998 also the more up-market sports model GTM Libra and in 2002 the GTM Spyder. In 2003 GTM Cars was bought by RDM Group. In 2004 the company moved to Coventry.
