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Sylva Autokits
Sylva Autokits is a kit car manufacturer based in Lincolnshire, England. Sylva was founded in 1981 by Jeremy Phillips and has developed and produced a number of small and lightweight sports cars. Sylva cars have won a number of 750 Motor Club Kit Car championships.
Sylva has sold many of its older designs to other kit car manufacturers, such as selling the Fury to Fisher Sportscars, the Stylus to Specialist Sports Cars, and the Striker to Raw. By doing so, Sylva has been able to focus on newer designs such as the current Sylva Mojo 2 and R1ot.
In 2016, founder Jeremy Phillips retired and sold the company to David MacBean, who renamed it to Sylva Sportscars.
The first Sylva car launched in 1982. The Sylva Star kit was based on a purpose-built two-seater chassis using the front subframe and the rear axle from a donor Vauxhall Viva. The car was most often powered by 1300 and 1600 four-cylinder Ford Kent crossflow engines, though other engine options were available. The Sylva Star was the first in a long line of small, agile two-seater open-top cars produced by Sylva.
The Sylva Leader was an evolution of the Sylva Star retaining the two-seater, open-top, layout but with improved design features. The two-piece fiberglass body consisted of a front hinging bonnet (hood) and low-sided passenger compartment. Engine options were Ford Kent Crossflow and Fiat Twin cam engines. Some Sylva Star owners replaced the front with the narrower and more curved Leader front body piece.
The manufacturing rights for the Leader were first sold to Nials Johannson, who continued to make the kits under the name Swindon Sportscars.
The most enduring of the Sylva models, the Striker was a radical evolution of the Star and Leader dropping the Viva donor car in favour of purpose built suspension and lighter bodywork.
The Phoenix was a built for race version also known as the mk4 Striker. The core chassis was similar but the fiberglass bodywork was developed for race purposes with a curved and lowered front and wheel covering outer edges. Used extensively in the kitcar race series, the design was sold by Sylva to Stuart Taylor Motorsport who have since sold it on again. It has recently found a new home with Raw Engineering who also own the rights to the Striker.
Sylva Autokits
Sylva Autokits is a kit car manufacturer based in Lincolnshire, England. Sylva was founded in 1981 by Jeremy Phillips and has developed and produced a number of small and lightweight sports cars. Sylva cars have won a number of 750 Motor Club Kit Car championships.
Sylva has sold many of its older designs to other kit car manufacturers, such as selling the Fury to Fisher Sportscars, the Stylus to Specialist Sports Cars, and the Striker to Raw. By doing so, Sylva has been able to focus on newer designs such as the current Sylva Mojo 2 and R1ot.
In 2016, founder Jeremy Phillips retired and sold the company to David MacBean, who renamed it to Sylva Sportscars.
The first Sylva car launched in 1982. The Sylva Star kit was based on a purpose-built two-seater chassis using the front subframe and the rear axle from a donor Vauxhall Viva. The car was most often powered by 1300 and 1600 four-cylinder Ford Kent crossflow engines, though other engine options were available. The Sylva Star was the first in a long line of small, agile two-seater open-top cars produced by Sylva.
The Sylva Leader was an evolution of the Sylva Star retaining the two-seater, open-top, layout but with improved design features. The two-piece fiberglass body consisted of a front hinging bonnet (hood) and low-sided passenger compartment. Engine options were Ford Kent Crossflow and Fiat Twin cam engines. Some Sylva Star owners replaced the front with the narrower and more curved Leader front body piece.
The manufacturing rights for the Leader were first sold to Nials Johannson, who continued to make the kits under the name Swindon Sportscars.
The most enduring of the Sylva models, the Striker was a radical evolution of the Star and Leader dropping the Viva donor car in favour of purpose built suspension and lighter bodywork.
The Phoenix was a built for race version also known as the mk4 Striker. The core chassis was similar but the fiberglass bodywork was developed for race purposes with a curved and lowered front and wheel covering outer edges. Used extensively in the kitcar race series, the design was sold by Sylva to Stuart Taylor Motorsport who have since sold it on again. It has recently found a new home with Raw Engineering who also own the rights to the Striker.