Turner 950 Sports (1959)Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Turner 950 Sports

1959 — UK

Post-War (1946-1959)British
Engine948 cc
DrivetrainRWD

Turner 950 Sports

The Turner 950 Sports combined a tubular spaceframe chassis with featherweight fiberglass bodywork. Its sub-500kg weight meant even modest BMC A-series engines delivered thrilling performance. The car's simple construction and reliability made it popular in club racing. Hand-built in small numbers, Turner exemplified the cottage industry British sports car movement.