Dare (UK) Ltd was based in Colchester, Essex, and was founded by Ivor and Trevers Walklett, who had previously been among the founders of Ginetta. When the rights to the Ginetta G4 and G12 models were acquired by a Japanese company, Dare retained the manufacturing rights for these cars, effectively operating as a sub-contractor to the Japanese importer. In 1998, the company introduced an entirely new model, the Dare DZ,…