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Centaur Broadbest Ltd Centaur
 
Style Lamborghini Countach replica
Made by Broadbest Ltd
Produced 1980s
   
The Broadbest Centaur was one of the early adopters of the Lamborghini Countach replica race. This was a period where a few manufacturers came onto the scene and offered kits but very few if any offered completed cars for testing. It's not known how many actually ended up as driveable cars.

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Frank Costin

Frank Costin pioneered monocoque chassis design. He used his aeronautical knowledge to design and build a chassis from plywood. This led to a lightweight, stiff structure.He was involved in a number of car projects for various manufacturers including Marcos and racecar chassis for Maserati and Lotus. He also designed a rare sports car known as the TMC Costin which was built in Wexford, Ireland in the mid 1980's. This article about an engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by Costin|action=edit expanding it.

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