jc midge is a hand built car i.e. a "plan and pattern" car designed by john cowperthwaite. like the locust the body is made of aluminium skinned plywood or mdf and using a purpose made grille or one from a donor, such as a wolseley 1500 (but many other have been used). unlike a kit car only a few parts were available, the rest being from the donor car or hand made by the builder by sticking paper patterns on plywood or aluminium and cutting round them with a jigsaw. the starting point was a set of patterns and instructions costing £35 and the designer claimed it was possible to put a car on the road for £800.