Purvis Eureka

The Purvis Eureka was a sports car produced in Australia from 1974 to 1991. First exhibited at the 1974 Melbourne Auto Show, the car was based on the British Nova design of 1971. The Eureka, which was manufactured by Purvis Cars at Dandenong in Victoria, utilised a Volkswagen Beetle chassis, a fibreglass body and, most commonly, an air-cooled Volkswagen engine. Examples using 1.6 Litre Ford 4 cylinder engines and others with Mazda rotary powerplants were also produced. The Eureka was offered both as a kit car, to be assembled by the buyer and as a fully assembled vehicle. The coupe body had no doors, entry being made by manually raising a one piece canopy, although a power operated canopy was offered as an option. A Targa top version was also available from the early 1980s.

Models produced, with approximate years of production, were

• The Sports, from 1974 to 1975
• The PL30, from 1975 to 1976
• The F4, from 1976 to 1991

683 examples of the Eureka had been produced by Purvis Cars when production ended in 1991.

External links

• Purvis Eureka MSN Group

References

• Aussie Cars, © 1987
• http://www.eurekacarclub.com.au
• http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au