Private company

Almac

Motor vehicle

Almac is a New Zealand–based kit car company founded in 1984 and located in Upper Hutt. Almac cars started as a part of Almac Reinforced Plastics Ltd fibreglass product manufacturing a company founded in 1971 by Alex McDonald. McDonald's interest in kit cars started while he was living in England, having purchased a Jem Marsh Sirocco.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded¹

Industryautomotive industry¹
HeadquartersWellington¹
Websitewww.almac.co.nz

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Almac Sabre kit car at Te Papa — Photo: 111 Emergency from New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Almac is a New Zealand–based kit car company founded in 1984 and located in Upper Hutt. Almac cars started as a part of Almac Reinforced Plastics Ltd fibreglass product manufacturing a company founded in 1971 by Alex McDonald. McDonald's interest in kit cars started while he was living in England, having purchased a Jem Marsh Sirocco. Jem Marsh founded the Marcos car company. On the 31st of May 2024 the company was purchased by Malcolm Sankey of Matamata Panelworks²

Timeline

1984Founded Founded¹

Links

Websitewww.almac.co.nz¹
WikipediaAlmac
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ4733631

Sources

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WikidataAlmac on Wikidata
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WikipediaAlmac on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsAlmac photo by 111 Emergency from New Zealand, CC BY 2.0