Biota was a British sports car manufacturer that operated from 1969 to 1976. Founded by Houghton Coldwell, the company initially set up its operations in Thurcroft, Yorkshire, before relocating to Dinnington, Yorkshire. Biota specialized in producing lightweight sports cars based on the Mini platform. The Biota sports car featured a space frame chassis, utilizing components from the Mini, including the front subframe and a trailing arm/coil…