The car made its debut at the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in 1983. The high profile launch, staged by the RSA Lotus distributors, was attended by Hazel Chapman, the widow of the late Colin Chapman and the Lotus Formula One Drivers, Nigel Mansell and Elio de Angelis. The Birkin S3 was an instant success and an initial build of 12 limited edition cars, finished in Team Lotus ‘JPS black and gold livery, was commissioned by the Lotus dealers.
"The Birkin S3 was an instant success ... finished in Team Lotus ‘JPS black and gold livery"
Nearly 7000 Birkin S3’s have been produced worldwide since 1988 with numerous awards and glowing endorsements in kit car magazines and web rings. Birkin Cars has an ISO9001 standard production line with a production capacity of 300 cars per year. Birkin Sportscars provides Australian clubman builders with the world’s best clubman kit, and the reassurance that spare parts and components will be available in the years to come.
"Birkin Sportscars provides Australian clubman builders with the world’s best clubman kit"
Birkin Cars have recently turned their attention to the requirements of the driver, recognizing that the customer of today is well informed and demands the ultimate in performance. Following the successful development of the Birkin live axle cars; the IRS Chassis is the result of the evolution of Birkin product technology, to create a new generation car.
