GROUP TEST
GTMs IT’S A SEMINAL work, the GTM Libra. It’s a proper car with genuine practicality, production car levels of fit and finish and professional contemporary styling. In a scene more used to seeing singleminded, lightweight roadsters and period replicas, few offerings strive to achieve so much. What’s more, the Libra hits its lofty targets head on, has the courage to take on mainstream sports cars at their own game. Remember, too, that this car was born into a world that already had the Lotus Elise. The Libra is a kit car that goes toe to toe with Hethel’s finest in every key way: same number of seats, same engine, same layout, similar practicality. The
The GTM Libra and Spyder are no more – we meet three owners to commemorate one of the the most significant kit cars in recent history.
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