Staffordshire based motoring enthusiast Martyn Corfield has embarked upon his most ambitious project yet; the revival of arguably ‘the most innovative and stylish pre-war British car manufacturer - Atalanta Motors’. Atalanta Motors developed and produced one of the most technically advanced sports car designs of its era and had a reputation for producing ‘exciting, bespoke sporting cars of quality and style’.

With more than just a gentle nod to Atalanta’s heritage, it is the objective of this venture to bring this most innovative pre-war sports car concept up-to-date, by acknowledging 72 years of automotive evolution, yet remaining true in spirit and sympathetic to the style and function of the original Atalanta sports car designs. A traditionally coach-built pre-production prototype is currently being developed and it is scheduled to be unveiled spring 2012, 75 years after the first Atalanta car was announced.

Established in December 1936 and based in Staines Middlesex, Atalanta Motors Ltd., designed and produced exciting and innovative sports cars for just over two years before the unfortunate outbreak of war halted development and production after only 21 cars were made. Initially the Atalanta was offered with Albert Gough's underdeveloped 1½-litre 78 bhp and 2-litre 98 bhp engines that had been trialled previously in some Fraser Nash cars. A supercharged (Centric & Arnott) option was also available and later in 1938 a more reliable 4.3 litre V-12 Lincoln Zephyr engine producing 112 bhp was introduced. Atalanta cars were available in a variety of configurations, each tailored to the bespoke needs of each customer.

These advanced and expensive sporting cars were regularly tested by both their owners and the works in various competitive events with some success in the late 1930s.