Protea (car)
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The Protea was a two seater sports car
built in South Africa
by G.R.P. Engineering between 1957 and 1958. Either 14 or 26 units were completed (Sources vary). The Protea was the first South African sportscar, followed less than 6 months later by the Glass Sport Motors
with their Dart and later Flamingo
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
built in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
by G.R.P. Engineering between 1957 and 1958. Either 14 or 26 units were completed (Sources vary). The Protea was the first South African sportscar, followed less than 6 months later by the Glass Sport Motors
Glass Sport Motors
Glassport Motor Company was a South African motor manufacturer based in Cape Town between 1958 and 1964. They produced the Dart and Flamingo sports cars. The name Glass Sport Motors is due to their use of fiberglass. GSM narrowly missed being South Africas first sports car maker, beaten by the GRP...
with their Dart and later Flamingo
Known survivors
- A fully restored Protea can be found in the collection at the Franschhoek Motor Museum
- The James Hall museum of Transport in JohannesburgJohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
has one example on show.