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	'''Automotive Design and Development Ltd''' (ADD) was an English company that was responsible for the creation of the futuristic-looking [[Nova (kit car)\|Nova]]. The company was based in Southampton from 1971 to 1973 after which it moved to Accrington, Lancashire until 1975. ADD as a company failed and the rights to the Nova were bought by Vic Elam who founded a new company, Nova Cars in Mirfield, West Yorkshire in 1978 which continued until 1990. The car is currently (2005) being made by [[Aerotech]] in London.		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Automotive Design and Development Ltd''' (ADD) was an English company that was responsible for the creation of the futuristic-looking [[Nova (kit car)\|Nova]]. The company was based in Southampton from 1971 to 1973 after which it moved to Accrington, Lancashire until 1975. ADD as a company failed and the rights to the Nova were bought by Vic Elam who founded a new company, Nova Cars in Mirfield, West Yorkshire in 1978 which continued until 1990. The car is currently (2005) being made by [[Aerotech]] in London.

	==The Nova==		==The Nova==

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	==Nova cars in the media==		==Nova cars in the media==
	Versions of the Nova have appeared in number of films, including: [[Cannonball Run II]], [[Death Race 2000]] and Condorman.		Versions of the Nova have appeared in number of films, including: Cannonball Run II, Death Race 2000 and Condorman.

	==External links==		==External links==

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'''Automotive Design and Development Ltd''' (ADD) was an English company that was responsible for the creation of the futuristic-looking [[Nova (kit car)|Nova]]. The company was based in Southampton from 1971 to 1973 after which it moved to Accrington, Lancashire until 1975. ADD as a company failed and the rights to the Nova were bought by Vic Elam who founded a new company, Nova Cars in Mirfield, West Yorkshire in 1978 which continued until 1990. The car is currently (2005) being made by [[Aerotech]] in London.

==The Nova==

The car, styled by [[Richard Oakes|Richard Oakes]] with engineering by Phil Sayers, has been called by some one of the most beautiful cars ever. The two seater Nova with its dramatically opening roof/door combines elements of the [[Ford GT40]] and [[Lamborghini Miura]] in a fiberglass shell on a [[VW Beetle]] [[chassis]] and mechanicals.

Licenced version of the Nova have been built in Austria as the [[Ledl]], in Australia as the [[Pervis Eureka]], in France as the [[Défi]], in Italy as the Totem and Puma, in New Zealand as the Scorpion, in South Africa as the Eagle, in Switzerland as the [[Gryff]], in the USA as the Sterling and Sovran and even in Zimbabwe as the Tarantula. There have also been numerous un-licensed copies. Some versions featured pop-up head lamps and [[Gull-wing_door|gull-wing doors]], but the basic silhouette remained the same.

==Nova cars in the media==
Versions of the Nova have appeared in number of films, including: [[Cannonball Run II]], [[Death Race 2000]] and Condorman.

==External links==
*[http://www.priceofhistoys.com/clubnova/ Nova Owners Club website]
* [http://www.nova-international.net Nova International]
* [http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Nova.html Nova apperances in movies] from the Internet Movie Car Database

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