The Ausper was an automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 made in Great Britain

Great Britain

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 from 1960 to about 1962. It started life as a normal Formula Junior

Formula Junior

Formula Junior is an open wheel formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI . The class was intended to provide an entry level class where you could use inexpensive mechanical components from ordinary automobiles...

 car, with a rear-mounted engine

Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...

 set in a tubular space frame

Space frame

A space frame or space structure is a truss-like, lightweight rigid structure constructed from interlocking struts in a geometric pattern. Space frames can be used to span large areas with few interior supports...

. Originally, it was based on the Tomahawk, a design from Australian

Australian people

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Tom Hawkes that was intended for export to his home country. In 1962, it was revised to utilize a horizontal engine layout and a B.M.C. Mini suspension unit.

External links

• The Ausper Story - Revision 5, September 2007