Spartan was a British kit car manufacturer that operated from 1973 to 1994, first based in Mapperley Plains, Nottinghamshire, before relocating to Pinxton, Nottinghamshire, in 1978. The marque was the creation of Jim McIntyre and emerged during an era when vintage-style "replicar" vehicles were being popularized in the United Kingdom and the United States by manufacturers such as Panther and Excalibur. The Spartan distinguished itself as the first budget-oriented kit-built…