The Midas is a British made kit car initially using Mini running gear. Harold Dermott and his company, D&H Fibreglass Techniques, of Greenfield, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England came to an agreement in 1975 with Marcos cars to take …

Dec 3, 2014 · The Midas is one of the most attractive mini kits, along with the Cox GTM, the Deep Sanderson, and the Unipower. The Marcos was and is the ugliest and not very strong. I helped build up Marcos mini number 6 for a customer to race.

The Midas was originally conceived as a small front wheel drive sports car. In fact the Mk1 was designed as an updated, restyled and improved replacement for the Mini-Marcos that the original company, then known as D & H Fibreglass Techniques Ltd, had been building under licence.

The Midas Bronze is a Mini-based kit car designed by Richard Oakes whose curriculum vitae includes the Tramp Beach Buggy, Nova kit car, Dutton Sierra SUV, the GTM Rossa and GTM Libra sportscars, Pimlico Domino Mini, the Jephcott leaning 3-wheeler, and Blackjack Cars). [1]

Mar 23, 2019 · At 650kg, the Midas was 25kg lighter than the Mini 1275 GT, but with a torsional rigidity that was 17 times greater than that of the Mini. Remarkably, 115 man-hours and two and a half litres of colour pigment were used in each bodyshell.

Midas is a brand name for a range of cars produced from 1978. A fire at the factory caused the demise of the Midas car company in 1988. Subsequently resurrected, Midas cars continues to this day.

Jun 13, 2019 · Though the Midas entered production as a kit car in 1978, its roots lie further back in history with the Marcos brand (which Rare Rides covered previously). Marcos started building its Mini Marcos kit cars in 1965.

3 days ago · Get advice on painting and polishing your Midas, and making those all important repairs to that precious shell! Got an idea on Styling? Talk about In Car Entertainment and Security Issues! Is your Midas turbocharged or supercharged? Are you considering forced induction? All discussions in here.

Nov 24, 2024 · A Mk3 Convertible; a car which won the on-line concourse event and has to be one of the best convertibles with various sensible upgrades. The second Midas is a Mk2 Coupe, recently assembled from a kit which had languished in a Scottish garage unbuilt, unmolested and filled with all the extra components needed still boxed or wrapped.

The Midas Range Renowned for: Poise - Agile handling and a supple ride Performance - Real on-the-road capability Practicality - Sports cars you can drive everyday