 The design is inspired of British 1930s cars like the MG J2 Midget and similar to the Burlington in both design and construction.Originally it was essentially a re-body of the Triumph Herald, Vitesse or Spitfire.It was first presented in 1985 by J.C. Sports Cars in Sheffield, England run by John Cowperthwaite and founded after his earlier company called Moss had its factory destroyed in a fire in 1985.