Eurospares
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| EUROSPARES (CONTINENTAL PARTS) LIMITED | |
| Industry | Auto Parts Store |
| Founded | 1985 in Halstead, Essex, England |
| Founder | Vincent Pumo |
| Headquarters | Halstead, Essex , United Kingdom |
Key people | James Pumo |
| Website | eurospares |
Eurospares is a British company specialising in selling new and used Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Porsche and Aston Martin spare parts worldwide.[1][2] Established in 1985 in Halstead, Essex, England, Eurospares supplies parts for these luxury automotive brands and maintains an online catalogue of technical part diagrams. Eurospares also sponsors race cars and race car drivers.
Eurospares has been featured in multiple documentaries and publications including Scrap Kings,[3][4] Motorvision International[5] and Auto Car.[6]
History
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Eurospares was founded by Vincent Pumo, (father of current owner James Pumo), a native Sicilian living in Manchester, England. During a trip to Italy, a Ferrari dealer asked him to pick up some parts from the factory. This became a regular occurrence and over time Vincent built up knowledge and contacts in the parts industry and formed Eurospares Continental Ltd in 1985.[7] Initially, the company repaired cars and sold spare parts. However, in the early 2000’s, Eurospares shifted its focus solely to supplying parts.
Recycling and dismantling
[edit]Eurospares is engaged in the dismantling and salvaging of approximately 30-40 accident-damaged supercars each year.[6][8] Their on-site workshop parts out "end of life vehicles", ensuring that each component is tested and catalogued according to manufacturer part number.
Eurospares has dismantled over 270 exotic cars including a Lamborghini Countach, Lamborghini Urus, Ferrari F8 Tributo and a Maserati Merak.[citation needed]
Motorsport and sponsorship
[edit]Eurospares has worked with and sponsored prominent figures in Motorsport. In 2015 James Pumo worked alongside Thomas Erdos for the British GT Championship.[9] In the GTC series Eurospares Racing ran a Ferrari 458 Challenge and a Lamborghini Super Trofeo.
In 2017, Eurospares and Joe Macari sponsored Charles Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco.[10] Charles went on to win the Italian Grand Prix in 2019.[11]
In 2019, Eurospares began sponsoring Mick Schumacher, son of the legendary Michael Schumacher, who has since achieved success in Formula 2 racing.[citation needed]
In 2024, Eurospares is sponsoring Scuderia Ferrari Driving Academy driver Oliver Bearman throughout his Formula 2 season.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "EUROSPARES (CONTINENTAL PARTS) LIMITED - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "Eurospares (Continental Parts) Limited - Company Profile - Endole". suite.endole.co.uk.
- ^ "Scrap Kings on discovery+". www.discoveryplus.com.
- ^ "Scrap Kings, S3, E5, Supercar Explosion". www.discoveryuk.com.
- ^ The most expensive scrap dealer – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ a b "The supercar graveyard: where Ferraris and Lamborghinis go to die". Autocar. 2020-04-16.
- ^ "EUROSPARES (CONTINENTAL PARTS) LIMITED overview". www.gov.uk.
- ^ "Rest in pieces: the lucrative trade in luxury car spares". The Independent. 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Thomas Erdos Launches Eurospares Racing". www.dailysportscar.com. 2014-08-27.
- ^ "New Deal with FDA (Ferrari Driver Academy)". www.ferraritechtalk.com. 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Italian Grand Prix 2019 - F1 Race". www.formula1.com.
- ^ "Ollie Bearman | British Racing Driver | Ferrari Driver Academy Member". www.olliebearman.com.
- ^ "Rising Star Ready to Tackle the 2024 F2 Season". www.aventumgroup.com.