Glass Sport Motors

GSM
Company typeFormer
Founded1958
Defunct1966
HeadquartersCape Town, South Africa
Key people
  • Bob van Niekerk (co-founder)
  • Willie Meissner (co-founder)
  • Verster de Wit (designer)

Glassport Motor Company (GSM) was a South African motor manufacturer based in Cape Town, active between 1958 and 1966. They produced the Dart and Flamingo sports cars. The name Glass Sport Motors is due to their use of fiberglass. GSM narrowly missed being South Africa's first sports car maker, beaten by the GRP Protea. A Dart, a Flamingo, as well as a Protea can be viewed at the Franschhoek Motor Museum in South Africa. The company built 266 cars in South Africa, along with an additional 76 Darts ("Deltas") built in England.

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