Locust (car)

The car was famed for its cheap to build construction using marine ply for the body, which was then covered with aluminium sheeting, the last kits were produced in early 2000.

The original Locust kit was based on the Triumph Spitfire or Herald chassis to give the finished vehicle the look of a Lotus 7, this was quickly superseded by a all new Locust using its own developed chassis with the choice of using a Triumph Spitfire or Mk1/Mk2 Ford Escort for the donor vehicle parts to complete the car.

The new design used a ladder chassis with the Ford Sierra rear differential and could be built with either Pinto or Zetec engines.

White Rose Vehicles closed in April 2000, so the Escort-based Locust Classic was taken over by BWE Sportscars[2] who also made the Hornet[3] and the Grasshopper electric car for children.

[4] The Sierra-based Series III was taken over by Road Tech Engineering; it was renamed the RT Blaze but this company closed in 2006 after having sold only 15 kits.