For those who aren't aware of the evolution of the Sammio Spyder, the way I understand it is that Gary had always worked in the specialist car industry, designing and building hot rods using low budget mechanicals - Cortinas, Beetles etc. He rather fancied having a Porsche 550 replica, but didn't want to pay what they cost, typically £12 - £15k. He then bought a Nikkri and set about adapting it to look as much like the 550 as he could, hence the 'German' bonnet. He took a mould of the modified body and sold the Nikkri to someone who expressed an interest in the car at his body shop. They then used the car for a while, driving it to Le Mans, before selling it on ebay with a link to Gary's hot rod company included in the post. Gary then started to get interest from people wanting him to build them one, then requests for a bonnet that could take a Vitesse six cylinder engine (pay attention Nike), and the company was born. 100+ sales of Spyders, many of which are on the road, plus a few G46's hiding in the wings means that, as far as kit car companies are concerned, the Nikkri spawned a pretty successful nephew.
Please feel free to correct any of the above Gary, as it's only what I've picked up from the car mags and 'tinternet.
