Information on the Biota, kit cars

Hi I am hoping that you can all help me, I am curently in the process of restoring a Mini based kit car that was known as the Biota.
These were built in Dinnington Sheffield between 1969 and 1976, using a space frame chassis and a mini front subframe and engine, gearbox, etc.
I have trawlled the net for as much info and pics as I can find, and I have been reasonably sucessful, but I am hoping that some of you out there can help me with any pictures or info that you may have.





What one should look like when it is in top condition.







What ours looked like upon discovery.

www.briskoda.net/forums/project-journals/project-biota-underway/70851/

A little link to a full journal of progress on my car to date for those that are interested.

Look forward to hearing from you all.

[starch]

Thanks for that, Ive managed to translate that japanise page using bable fish, its fairly broken but it sounds like there were 3 exported there in 1999.

There were 2 versions of the Biota, the second variety had a more rounded nose and a fixed grill. That is what is in the above link. My car is one of the Mk 1 versions. This was confirmed to me recently when I managed to contact and visit the person that was originally responsible for doing all the fibreglass work on all of the cars that were made.

My car is also one of the motorsport bodies, these can be identified because the weave in the fibreglass is regular and looks like that of carbon fibre cloth

Thanks for the tip about the autojumbles, I have managed to go to a few just recently but so far have not found anything as of yet. However I will continue to search.

Edited by starch on Tuesday 8th May 11:41

[starch]

Thanks Graham, it is proving to be a really interesting project.

We have been looking in old hot car magazines when ever we find any at an autojumble, and have had a bit of luck so far, and have managed to find a couple of little bits.

Thanks for the tip I will send Steve Hole an email in the near future.