Avante

Avante Cars was a British kit car manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The company became known for producing a Volkswagen Beetle-based kit car distinguished by relatively sophisticated styling, the work of designer Melvyn Kay. The original model was built around Volkswagen Beetle mechanicals, with air-cooled Beetle engines being the most common power source. The chassis and bodywork were also adaptable to water-cooled four-cylinder engines, such as those from the Volkswagen…