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The Purvis Eureka is a sports car which was produced by Purvis Cars at Dandenong in Victoria, Australia 〔 from 1974 to 1991.〔(Purvis Eureka at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au ) Retrieved on 17 August 2010〕 First exhibited at the 1974 Melbourne International Motor Show,〔 the Eureka was based on the British Nova kit car design of 1971.〔( Models at www.eurekacarclub.com.au ) Retrieved on 27 August 2010〕 It utilised a Volkswagen Beetle chassis,〔Mike McCarthy, Great Australian Sports Cars and Specials, 1987, pages 110-115〕 a fibreglass body 〔 and, most commonly, an air-cooled Volkswagen flat four or a Ford inline four-cylinder engine.〔 Others with Mazda Rotary powerplants were also produced.〔 The Eureka was offered both as a kit car and as a fully assembled vehicle.〔 The coupe body had no doors, access being via a manually operated one piece canopy, although a power operated canopy was later offered as an option.〔Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 151〕 A Targa top version was also available from the early 1980s.〔 Three models of the Eureka were produced. * Purvis Eureka Sports, from 1974 to 1975 〔 * Purvis Eureka PL30, from 1975 to 1976 〔 * Purvis Eureka F4, from 1976 to 1991 〔 235 examples of the Eureka Sports were produced 〔 and the total output of all Eureka models had reached 683 when production ended in 1991.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Purvis Eureka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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