Founded in the 1950's by Campbell
Bolwell and his two brothers, Winston and Graeme,
with the idea of building low volume high performance
sports cars. Each brother developed their own
design through the 1960's, in the main using parts
salvaged from pre and post World War II wrecks. Bolwell then grew from hobby-car manufacturer to serious kit-car
manufacturer with the release of the Mk. IV, and in the process gained
an ever growing following of loyal devotees, who
liked the idea of choosing their own mechanicals.
In
1967 Bolwell released the Mk. VII, for the
first time the purchaser being able to choose
to have the car assembled by the factory. The
high point came in
1969 with the release of the
Mk. VIII Nagari, many design innovations being
incorporated following Graeme Bolwell's return
from a working holiday in the UK, much of his
time being spent with Lotus - although the use
of the Ford 302 or 351ci V8's added considerably
to the allure. The company lost its way by
1979, trying to
create a futuristic grand tourer that looked a
little to kit-car esque, only able to reach sales
of 20 in Australia before the concept was sold
to a company in Greece.