August 2024 UK road trip


An amazing moment in UK‼️ 🤩♥️🇬🇧
Very nice meetings 🥰
Superb weather ☀️

The road trip

Spartan Roadster
Let’s go !
Le jour se lève, les couleurs sont hallucinantes (photo non retouchée)
Le jour se lève, les couleurs sont hallucinantes (photo non retouchée)
The French Spartan
Arrivée à Calais après 18h de route
The French Spartan
Et déjà une p’tite balade dans le coin…
The French Spartan
Autour de Calais
Embarquement dans le Shuttle
Embarquement dans le Shuttle
The French Spartan
At Margate
The French Spartan at Dreamland
Margate, Dreamland
The French Spartan
I came here when I was 12, the family no longer lives there
Première balade dans la campagne Anglaise
Première balade dans la campagne Anglaise
The French Spartan in UK
The French Spartan in UK
The French Spartan
At Reculver Conutry Park
The French Spartan
Reculver Towers
At the Barn, Clare’s house
At the Barn, Clare’s house
At The Harrow, 43 years after this « Cars Magazine » article
At The Harrow, 43 years after this « Cars Magazine » article
SPARTAN ROADSTER
The French Spartan
At Salisbury - Wilton
THE FRENCH SPARTAN
So British ! Isn’t it ?
THE FRENCH SPARTAN
England is so beautifull 😍 - At Salisbury -
The French Spartan
A break for the night…
The French Spartan
Near Stonehenge
The French Spartan in Charles Russell Classic Cars garage
In Charles Russell Classic Cars garage for a chek up
Always some lives for Followers 😊
Always some lives for Followers 😊
voiture Spartan
Following my friend Alan in Gloucester 😍
Spartan car
Alan’s Spartan is English’s sister of The French Spartan 🥰
Spartan cars
Ready for a road trip with Alan and Peter
Spartans road trip
Here on the road with Peter and Alan 🤩
Road trip in Spartans
In Twekrsbury with Alan an Peter 😍 - What a lovely day !
Spartan cars
At Cheltenham
Voitures Spartan
At Stanway House & Fontain
Spartan voitures
At Brodway - Stanton
Spartan cars on the road
A dream day 🤩
THE FRENCH SPARTAN
Spartans makes people happy 🥰
SPARTAN CARS
At Brodway Towers
The French Spartan
At Bromsgrove
Road trip in UK
At Evesham
Spartan Ford
With my friend Jon in Birminghan, going to see his Spartan
Spartan old car
Jon renovate this Spartan witch belonged to his Dad
Spartan car
At Solihull for the night
Spartan ride
In Birmingham
The French Spartan
To go further…
The French Spartan
Pinxton ‼️ Where was Spartan Factory
Spartan Car Compagny factory
Here was Spartan factory
The French Spartan
Spartans were parked under this oak to be showed
The French Spartan
« The Shoulder at Hardstoft » make photos of their cocktail in front of The French Spartan
Spartan road trip
Stayed at The Shoulder at Hardstoft for the night
The French Spartan
Leaving The Shoulder at Hardstoft
Spartan Car
At Sutton-In-Ashfield
Spartan cars
At my friend Brian’s house
Brian’s Spartan engine
Brian’s Spartan engine
Spartan cars at Gasoline Juice
At Gasoline Juice With Edward and Ian
Spartan cars at Gasoline Juices
Always at Gasoline Juice with Edward and Ian
Spartan cars
At Northampton with Edward and Ian
Voitures Spartan
At Sywell Aerodrome with Edward and Ian
Spartan cars
A very beautifull ride 🤩
Spartan cars
At St Neots - Buckden
Spartan car
Ian opens the way for us, he is an excellent pilot, The French Spartan passes the test, not without difficulty, but successfully 😁
Spartan sports car
Tires and engine have been solicited 😅
Spartan cars
Return of road trip at St Ives - Hollywell
The French Spartan
At the Pilke and Eel
The French Spartan
At the Pike and week
Spartan ride
At Brooklands Muséum, visitors can do Spartan ride
Roadster SPARTAN
At Weybridge, in front of Concorde
The French Spartan
English countryside is beautifull 🤩
The French Spartan
At the Woburn Hotel
The French Spartan
At Milton Keynes
The French Spartan
At Hastings
The French Spartan
In front of sea
THE FRENCH SPARTAN
At St Leonard-On-Sea
THE FRENCH SPARTAN
At Rye
Back to the Shuttle
Back to the Shuttle
Spartan ride by night
On the road to Lyon

The Spartan Factory


🇫🇷 Je vous avais parlé de l’usine Spartan située à Pinxton sur la page « Anecdotes », elle fût la destination de ce road trip 2024.

🇬🇧 I told you about the Spartan factory based at Pinxton on the « Some Anecdotes » page, it was the destination of this 2024 road trip.
The French Spartan at the factory
Arrivée à l’usine
The French Spartan in front of the factory
Ancienne usine de Spartan Car Compagny, ici en Août 2024
The french Spartan in front of the factory
The french Spartan in front of the factory

🇫🇷 Durant son activité, les Spartan étaient garées sous ce chêne.

🇬🇧 During his activity, the Spartans were parked under this oak.
THE FRENCH SPARTAN
The factory of Spartan Car Compagny
The French Spartan at Pinxton
Comme à l’époque…
The French Spartan in front of the workshop door
The French Spartan in front of the workshop door

🇫🇷 Aujourd’hui, un magasin de motos occupe la plus grande partie des locaux.

🇬🇧 Today, a motocycle store occupies post of the permises.
Current interior of the former Spartan factory
Current interior of the former Spartan factory

🇫🇷 Quelle ne fût pas ma surprise de découvrir une Spartan restée blottie dans un coin après toutes ses années !

🇬🇧 What was not my surprise to discover a Spartan who remained nestled in a corner after all her years !
In Spartan Cars factory
What a surprise !
In Spartan Cars factory
A Spartan always here, amazing !!!
In Spartan Cars factory
Incredible !

🇫🇷 Je suis particulièrement ému par cette découverte, et ne suis pas au bout de mes surprises…

J’apprends qu’à l’autre bout de l’usine, se trouve une seconde Spartan, conservée sous une bâche.

🇬🇧 I am particularly moved by this discovery, and am not at the end of my surprises...

I learn that at the other end of the factory, there is a second Spartan, kept under a cover.
In Spartan Cars factory
A Spartan is under this cover !
In Spartan Cars factory
It is Paul’s Spartan
In Spartan Cars Compagny factory
Paul’s Spartan is incredible !!!
In Spartan Cars factory
Amazing discovery !

🇫🇷 Je m’imagine l’usine en activité, l’atelier, le show room intérieur…
L’esprit de Jim McIntyre semble flotter à jamais dans ces locaux.

🇬🇧 I imagine the factory in operation, the workshop, the interior show room...
Jim McIntyre's spirit seems to float forever in these premises.

The Sanctuary, a hidden site


Somewhere in England, …
The Sanctuary of Spartan Cars
🇫🇷 A l’occasion de ce road trip 2024, j’ai fait une découverte exceptionnelle !

Quelque part en Angleterre, à l’abri des regards, se trouve un lieu où ont été entreposés certains éléments après la fermeture de l’usine. 

Véritable sanctuaire aujourd’hui, seul son propriétaire et ses proches y ont accès.
Il semble ne pas avoir bougé depuis toutes ces années, et, selon ce qui m’a été rapporté, je serai le seul à y être pénetré.

Je vous en livre ici quelques clichés, en mémoire de la marque Spartan.

🇬🇧 On the occasion of this 2024 road trip, I made an exceptional discovery!

Somewhere in England, out of sight, there is a place where some elements were stored after the factory closed.

A true sanctuary today, only its owner and relatives have access to it.
He seems not to have moved for all these years, and, according to what has been reported to me, I will be the only one to be penetrated.

I give you here some pictures, in memory of the Spartan brand.
Spartan sanctuary
Outside, remains a Ford based Spartan surrounded by flowers
Popular Spartan car
A Spartan witch has been very popular

🇫🇷 A l’intérieur, une Spartan semble attendre une restauration.
L’émotion est à son comble, je reconnais cette voiture !

Elle fut la fierté de la marque, fit l’objet de nombreux articles de presse de l’époque dont j’ai publié de nombreux extraits sur ce site, rappelez vous :

🇬🇧 Inside, a Spartan seems to be waiting for a restoration.

The emotion is at its height, I recognise this car !

It was the pride of the brand, was the subject of many press articles of the time of which I published many excerpts on this site, remember :
It was this Spartan
It was this Spartan
Today, this Spartan needs to be restored
Today, this Spartan needs to be restored
In another magazine… This Spartan was so beautifull…
In another magazine… This Spartan was so beautifull…
I’m sad to see this Spartan like that…
I’m sad to see this Spartan like that…

🇫🇷 La suite de la visite est hallucinante !
Stocké dans un coin, se trouve un prototype de Spartan qui n’a jamais vu le jour. 

🇬🇧 The rest of the visit is mind-blowing !
Stored in a corner, there is a Spartan prototype that has never been created.
Spartan prototype
Spartan prototype
Spartan prototype
Special wings still had designed
Spartan prototype
What a suprise !!!

🇫🇷 Pour certains ce ne serait qu’une vieille machine, mais elle est bien plus, c’est avec elle qu’était fabriquée les Spartan sur base Ford.

Quand j’apprends que c’est précisément cette machine qui a été utilisée pour fabriquer The French Spartan, j’ai la gorge serrée.

🇬🇧 For some it would only be an old machine, but it is much more, it is with it that the Spartans were made on a Ford basis.

When I learn that it is precisely this machine that was used to make The French Spartan, my throat is tight.
Spartan cars fabrication
This machine had been used to create The French Spartan

🇫🇷 On reste dans l’émotion avec la découverte suivante. 

A l’époque, il arrivait à Spartan de prêter des voitures à la presse pour des road tests. 
Quand certaines voitures étaient ainsi utilisées, leurs plaques d’immatriculation étaient remplacées par une plaque « SPARTAN ». 

Cette plaque a été conservée et trône en ce lieu. 
La personne qui l’accompagne sent une telle passion en moi que je pense que si je lui avais demandé cette plaque il me l’aurait donné, mais pas question pour moi de toucher ce sanctuaire, ça place est ici. 

🇬🇧 We remain in emotion with the following discovery.

At the time, Spartan could lend cars to the press for road tests.
When some cars were used in this way, their license plates were replaced by a "SPARTAN" plate.

This plaque has been preserved and thrones in this place.
The person who accompanies me feels such a passion in me that I think that if I had asked him for this plaque, he would have given it to me, but no question for me to touch this sanctuary, that place is here.
Spartan cars history
What a trace of history !
Old Spartan car
Remember…
SPARTAN
Wow !!!

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