Useful addresses and Acknowledgements

To restore an old car, you need to be patient to find the parts, and already know where to look for them.

The same applies to finding good services providers.

Classic car enthusiasts are always ready to give good advice or indicate good addresses, exchanges with them are always rich in lessons.

It’s my turn to share here some excellent references, and thank those mentioned below for having been devoted, serious and reliable.

A specialist in car maintenance and renovation of old vehicles in Saint Flour (15)

On the evening of August 20, 2024, upon arriving in Saint Flour, Auvergne, a disturbing noise imposed the immobilisation of the Spartan.

It will be taken care of by the DELAIR Garage to establish a diagnosis.

This one will be without appeal, the engine is out of use, and not repairable.

From the kindness of the welcome, to helping to find solutions, through the work done, you will find the details on the "Bodywork and Reassembly" page of this site.

Garage DELAIR

9 rue du Docteur Mallet
15100 SAINT FLOUR

> https://www.motrio.fr

Tel : 04 71 60 03 08

A specialist in the renovation of vintage cars, English cars in particular

The first bodywork elements and the engine arrived in September 2023 at Boutier Rétro Motors.

The car, naked, and all the parts will follow very soon.

It is Maxime and his team of specialists who will ensure the complete reassembly of the Spartan.

Several months of work are planned to, among other things, create the electrical wiring from scratch, nothing of which has been preserved, install the headlights, the Lucas long-range beams and all the accessories, design and manufacture the dashboard, change the steering wheel, renovate the fuel tank, put the engine back in place and ensure its startup, previously manufacture the custom stainless steel exhaust line, create the braking circuit and reassemble the brake cylinders, linings, the discs and calipers, install the hubs which will receive the new chrome spoke rims, redo all the interior trim, attach the front seats and design the rear bench, reassemble the windshield, the strips, make a custom-made hood, and of course reassemble the fenders, bumpers, and mirrors.

Boutier Retro Motors

1429 route de Beaucaire

69700 LOIRE SUR RHÔNE

> https://www.boutier-retro-motors.fr

Tel : 04 81 10 86 65

NB : I leave these coordinates here because this garage provided an important part of the reassembly of the car whose story this site tells, but many defects mean that it is not worth a recommendation on my part.

A specialist in car maintenance and renovation in Lyon

The Car's Mecanik's Team had worked hard to start the renovation of what will one day be the most beautiful Spartan.

Patrick, Jean-Marc, a big thank for everything you have done !

Garage Car’s Mecanik’s

Car's Mecanik's - First garage where started The French Spartan renovation

45 avenue de Chassagne
ZAC de Chassagne
69360 TERNAY

> http://www.cars-mecaniks.fr
> cars.mecaniks@gmail.com

Tél. : 0 9 83 71 19 09
Mob : 07 64 07 96 50

The club

The Spartan Owners Club is based in the United Kingdom, and its members, of witch I am part, are scattered around the world.

The Club has always been a creator of events and federates its members to participate in various events.

The club is a member of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs.

SPARTACUS, the Club's newspaper, regularly informs members of all its news.

Thank you Martin for devoting, in December 2022, a page to The French Spartan in edition nº 45-4 of Spartacus.

Thank you for your encouragement in No. 46.1 of May 2023.

And thank you again for devoting 6 pages to The French Spartan in Spartacus edition No. 46.4 of May 2024.

Thank you for featuting The French Spartan in the Spartan Owners Club 2025 calendar.

Spartan Owners Club

> https://www.spartan-oc.co.uk

> https://m.facebook.com/SpartanSOC

The Dutch Club

With the many customers of Spartan Nederland (see article on the "Other anecdotes" page of this site), it was natural for a National Club to be born.
It was created almost 20 years after the commercialisation of the first Spartans on Dutch soil, and, in June 2023, the Dutch Spartan Owners Club celebrated its 30th anniversary.

A big thank you to the Club for sharing with me documents and information that illustrated this site.

I warmly thank Jan Smit for having devoted, in February 2024, a 20-page supplement to The French Spartan in nº84 of « De Uitlaatklep », the Dutch Spartan Owners Club magazine, to allow members to follow my work.

Mijn hartelijke groeten aan de leden van de DSOC ♥️

Dutch Spartan Owners Club

> https://sites.google.com/view/spartanclub

A Lyon beer bar for a nice evening, with concert, and possibility to eat

On the terrace or indoor depending on the season, for an after or an evening, for a drink and/or a burger, a concert or another event, with a friendly welcome, a rock spirit, there is always enough to have a good time at OEM.

Over Eighteen Motors

Overdrive Café
15 rue Jules Ferry
69360 SAINT SYMPHORIEN D’OZON

> https://overeighteenmotors.com
> Instagram : oem.69
> Facebook : Over Eighteen Motors

WHELLER DEALERS France

Gerry, Aurélien, you who host this beautiful show broadcast on RMC Découverte, I warmly thank you for your touching encouragement.

Wheler Dealers France

> https://m.facebook.com/Wheeler_Dealers_France

Rencontre de Gerry et Aurélien qui encouragent la rénovation de The French Spartan

Encouragements de Gerry et Aurélien, Wheeler Dealers France, à Rémy pour la rénovation de The French Spartan

Translation : « Good luck to Rémy for the project The French Spartan ».

FFVE

Fédération Française des Véhicules d’Epoque

> https://www.ffve.org

> https://www.ffveservices.com

Wikipedia

Spartan cars

> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartan_Cars

Suppliers :

- Ray wheels and hubs for vintage vehicles

Motor Wheel Service

In addition to the quality of their wheels and services, I also thank MWS for relaying my Instagram post on their page :

MWS - Motor Weel Service - Supplier of The French Spartan

> http://shop.mwsint.com

- Dampers, ball joints... for old cars

Burton

> https://www.burtonpower.com

- Optical and other parts for old vehicles

Betaset

> https://www.betaset.fr

- Steering wheel and other parts for English cars

Car Builder Solutions

> https://www.carbuilder.com/uk

- Parts for collectable vehicles

Tracauto 1950

> https://www.tracauto-1950.com

- Parts for old and sporty cars

RS Attitude

> https://www.rsattitude.fr

- Polyurethane bushes for old cars

Flo-Flex

Flow-Flex - Supplier of The French Spartan

> https://floflex.co.uk

- Watchmaker at the service of the automobile

Renotech

> http://renotech.fr/instrumentation

- Tons of car parts for vintage vehicles

Melun Retro Passion

Melun Rétro Passion - Supplier of The French Spartan

> https://www.melun-retro-passion.com

> https://www.ebay.fr/str/melunretropassion77

- Automotive : Chrome - Polishing

Custocrom

> https://custocrom.com

- Parts and accessories for motorsport

GT2i

> https://gt2i.com

- The international specialist in Italian cars, and not only...

Auto Bella Limited

A sales department that struggles to find the right part for you.

> https://auto-bella.co.uk/

- The expert in chemistry applied to old vehicles

Restom

> https://www.restom.net/fr/

- Automotive technical products for maintenance and restoration

Tido

> http://www.tido-distribution.fr

Dedications :

- The inspirational

Special dedication to Virginie and her Morgan dreams that gave me the idea and desire to renovate this old car.

- An enthusiast

The beautiful meeting of the Bon Coin deserves a dedication : Jean-Paul, from Var, a Ford Sierra enthusiast and a mine of informations, thank you for your advices !

In June 2024, 2 years after this first post, as the renovation is coming to an end, I come once again to thank you for your active contribution to the connection of the engine, the ECU, the ignition modules and the coil.

From a distance and without the car in front of you, you allowed everything to be put in order.

Thank you for all your explanations !

You 🫵🏻

At the beginning of January 2023, two months after the release of this site, you are already more than 200 following the renovation of the Spartan.
Thank you, members of the Spartan Owners Club, suppliers, and enthusiasts, sometimes on the other side of the world, like Raymond from Guadeloupe, for your messages of encouragement.

As works progress, I give you news by posting on the relevant pages.

In September 2023, the Facebook page was created.

The Instagram page will follow at the beginning of October 2023.

In June 2024, 79 of you are following the renovation of the French Spartan on Facebook, and 460 on Instagram, Thank you!

A special thank you to VWBeetleAndME for its encouraging post and the beautiful message it conveys :

@VWBEETLEANDME / Instagram on June 15, 2024

Published on Instagram: the_french_spartan and on Facebook: The_French_Spartan on June 16, 2024

Translation :

@vwbeetleandme 😲 Wow !! Thanks a lot ! The purpose of my website and my Instagram and Facebook pages is to allow those who wish to follow this renovation, but also, especially with the website, to leave in the memories a little of the history of Spartan Car Company, and to make the Spartans better known.

Through your actions, you actively contribute to it !

Thank you very much 👍🫶🫶🫶

In October 2024, 107 of you are following the French Spartan on Facebook, and 750 on Instagram, Thank you !

Special thanks to gol_gts_prada for relaying my Instagram posts in Brazil :

A special thanks too to canthecarspotter for relaying my Instagram posts in Türkiye :

Again a special thanks to paolo10782mi for relaying my Instagram posts in Italy :

A new thank you to asphaltelden.mag for relaying my Instagram posts in Germany :

A new thank you to cruella_rc for relaying my Instagram posts in Potugal :

Thanks also to castor_classic_br for relaying my Instagram posts in Brazil :

New thanks to davescarsandcoffee for relaying my Instagram posts in USA :

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