Sterling Sports Cars
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, that designs and manufactures assembly kits
Kit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
for replicars and supercars.
Current models
The "kit carKit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
s" and parts manufactured by Sterling Sports Cars LLC. are sold as components. The cars are not pre-assembled by Sterling Sports Cars but are intended to be assembled by the purchaser or by a third-party. The Sterling was originally designed to be fitted to a VW Beetle floor pan but as supplies of these have diminished. A new model the Sterling RX uses a special made mid engine tube chassis design to fit the Subaru or other smaller but high HP engine. The company also sells replacement parts to owners around the world who own an original Sterling car also known in other countries as the Nova
Automotive Design and Development
Automotive Design and Development Ltd was an English company that was responsible for the creation of the futuristic-looking Nova kit car. The company was based in Southampton from 1971 to 1973 after which it moved to Accrington, Lancashire until 1975...
, or Eureka kit car.
The Sterling is also used as a low cost electric conversion option as it is very aerodynamic and has space for battery options. If appearance is as important as performance this car offers both with retro European styling from the 1970s with modern details.