Protea (South Africa) - AllCarIndex

The prototype Protea was completed in 1956 and production versions first appeared in mid-1957. It featured a strong square tubular chassis, and running gear from the side-valve four-cylinder Ford/Anglia 100E series of cars. This meant that, performance-wise, it wasn’t ultra-quick, although an overhead valve conversion available from the UK improved things dramatically.

It was the first fibreglass-bodied car to be built in South Africa and a total of 15 Proteas are known to have been built. The Protea is a South African flowering plant.