Sebring Sports Cars is a
British
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electric
sports car
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manufacturer, based near
Stratford Upon Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-wes ...
,
Warwickshire
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. They produce a range of retro-inspired open-top electric
sports car
A sports car is a car designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving and racing capability. Sports cars originated in Europe in the early 1900s and are currently produced by ...
s and a coupe.
![Sebring sports car](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Sebring_sports_car.jpg)
Range
Sebring Sports Cars hand builds a range of electric sports cars using
fibreglass
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bodywork, the style reminiscent of the classic
Austin-Healey 3000
The Austin-Healey 3000 is a British sports car built from 1959 until 1967. It is the best known of the "big Healey" models. The car's bodywork was made by Jensen Motors and the vehicles were assembled at BMC's MG Works in Abingdon, alongsid ...
sports cars produced between 1959 and 1967 and the
Porsche 356
The Porsche 356 is a sports car that was first produced by Austrian company Porsche Konstruktionen GesmbH (1948–1949), and then by German company Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH (1950–1965). It was Porsche's first production automobile. E ...
(coupe and speedster).
The name derives from the
Sebring International Raceway
Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility in the southeastern United States, located near Sebring, Florida.
Sebring Raceway is one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the U.S., its first race being run i ...
in the USA, at which Austin-Healey cars were very successful.
Previously a kit car company, Sebrings are now exclusively factory built in Long Marston, Warwickshire.
The brand was acquired in 2021 by th
Vital Spark Group Ltd
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2021 mergers and acquisitions