Ever heard of Atalanta? No, not that chick from Greek mythology, but we’re talking about Atalanta Motors, heard of them?
Of course not, and neither has your dad, nor his dad, because Atalanta Motors made two models between 1937 and 1939 before the war put an end to operations.
You’re about to hear more about this company though, because an English enthusiast, Martyn Corfield, has embarked upon reviving “the most innovative and stylish pre-war British car manufacturer, Atalanta Motors”.
We’ve no idea what that means, although we know that Atalanta’s original models featured three-valves per cylinder, a tubular chassis (that was pretty innovative, since it took Mercedes-Benz another 15 or so years to use it in their own road car) and fully independent suspension (Lancia, Tatra, Citroën were all doing this already).
Anyway, Corfield’s objective is to stick with innovation while acknowledging 72 years of automotive evolution, yet remaining true to the spirit and concept of the original.
Atalanta is aiming to reveal a model in the Spring of 2012, so let’s just hope that the company is more successful than seven decades ago, when it managed to roll out just 20 examples in total.
