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Kit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
manufacturer founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin in 1964. They got their start building street rod parts and body panels for Mustangs before moving on to kit cars.
The Jamaican was fitted to a TR3
Triumph TR3
The Triumph TR3 is a sports car which was produced between 1955 and 1962 by Standard-Triumph in the United Kingdom. The facelifted variant, unofficially known as the "TR3A", entered production in 1957 and the final version, unofficially the "TR3B", was produced in 1962.-TR3:Although the car was...
, TR4
Triumph TR4
The Triumph TR4 was a sports car built in the United Kingdom by the Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. Code named "Zest" during development, the car was based on the chassis and drivetrain of the previous TR sports cars, but with a modern Michelotti styled body. 40,253 cars...
, MGA
MG MGA
The MGA is a sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1955 to 1962.The MGA replaced the older T-type cars and represented a complete styling break from the older vehicles. The car was officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1955...
, Austin-Healey
Austin-Healey
Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker. The marque was established through a joint-venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation and the Donald Healey Motor Company, a renowned automotive engineering and design...
or a Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
. Later Fiberfab built their own 'Jamaican' chassis for use with a V8 power-plant.
Fiberfab made a Ford GT40
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969...
replica based on a VW Beetle floorpan called Avenger GT and the similar Valkyrie
Fiberfab Valkyrie
The Valkyrie was a GT sports car introduced 1967 by a U.S. company called Fiberfab. The Valkyrie's styling was inspired by the lines of the famous Ford GT40 race car, which Ford capaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Ford GT was usually equipped with a mid-mounted V8 engine.Fiberfab's car was...
designed to take a V8.
The Bonito was at one point license built in Sweden.http://www.svenskavwkitcarregistret.se/bonito.html
Fiberfab built custom vehicles that appeared in the film THX 1138
THX 1138
THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. The film is based on a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch...
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The company was purchased by Classic Motor Carriages in 1983.
Fiberfab cars
- Avenger
- Aztec
- Aztec 7
- Bonito
- Caribee/Banshee
- Centurion
- Classic Tiffany
- Clodhopper (dune buggy)
- Cobra
- Gazelle
- Jamaican
- Liberty
- Migi - MG-TD replica
- Fiberfab Scarab STM (Sport Transport Module) Scarab STMThe Scarab STM was a 3-wheeled car designed and manufactured, in the United States of America, around 1975. The car was manufactured by Fiberfab, a company founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin. The vehicle was a reverse trike design utilizing VW Beetle front suspension married to a rear motorcycle...
(3-wheeled) - Speedster 356
- Speedster 359]]
- Vegabond (dune buggy)
- ValkyrieFiberfab ValkyrieThe Valkyrie was a GT sports car introduced 1967 by a U.S. company called Fiberfab. The Valkyrie's styling was inspired by the lines of the famous Ford GT40 race car, which Ford capaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Ford GT was usually equipped with a mid-mounted V8 engine.Fiberfab's car was...
- 1934 Ford Cabriolet
- 1934 Ford Victoria
- 1934 Mercedes