Midas Bronze

The Midas Bronze is a Mini-based kit car designed by Richard Oakes and manufactured by D&H Fibreglass Techniques, set up by Harold Dermott and Maurice Holt in 1975. Their initial production facility was in Oldham, England, but when they outgrew that they moved to larger premises in Corby.

The Midas was the first original vehicle from D&H, which had been started to build the Mini Marcos. Richard Oakes, an established kit car designer, was commissioned to develop the new car, the design of which was complete by early 1978. A prototype version of the Midas was shown that year at the Performance Car Show at London's Alexandra Palace, to an "enthusiastic" reception. The Midas was offered as a complete kit, minus engine and gearbox, for £3250 (equivalent to £19,800 in 2021); the first deliveries were made in 1979. Fifty-seven Mark 1s were produced before the introduction of the Mark 2 in 1981.