Spex Design Corporation was a

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manufacturer based in

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. The company was founded by Paul Deutschman (also known for the

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, Porsche Spexter and Callaway cars like the C7 Corvette and CS Camaro) and Kell Warshaw in 1982. The company made a kit called ''Spex Elf'' that was somewhere between a body kit and a kit car based on the first-generation (1973–1979)

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. By cutting off the roof and side panels and adding a steel subframe and fibreglass body, it allowed a quite easy conversion of a Honda Civic into a roadster. The kit used many parts from the donor Civic, but the front light came from the

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and the rear light from

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. The company made about 20 kits before selling the molds. 1978 Honda civic based Spex Elf kit car front

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