Fiberfab's product line included assorted autobody accessories and custom parts. The company made fiberglass seat buckets, hoods and hood scoops, wheel flares, and assorted custom body parts for Jaguars and the VW Beetle.
Among the company's first products were replacement nose assemblies for early Corvettes. One version gave older Corvettes a front similar to the XP-700 concept car. Another product more closely resembled the 1961 Mako Shark concept car that influenced the C2 and C3 Corvettes.
Another of Fiberfab's early products was the E/T Mustang conversion. This kit was designed by a moonlighting Larry Shinoda. The final product looked somewhat like the nose of the mid-engined Ford Mustang I prototype.
An estimated fifty E/T Mustang kits were produced by Fiberfab. One was installed on an original Shelby Mustang.
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Similar kits were later produced by a company called VFN Fiberglass.
Apache
The Apache was a complete replacement hardtop body for a Corvette chassis. The body was advertised as being adaptable to other chassis with wheelbases between 98 and 104 in (2,489 and 2,642 mm). The kit was able to reuse the windscreen and doors from a Corvette. It is unknown whether any Apaches were actually sold.
Aztec GT
The Fiberfab Aztec GT came out in 1964 and was built until 1965. The body resembled a Ford GT40 to some, but has also been compared to a coupe version of the earlier SCE Spyder, while still others cite influences including the Lola Mk6 / Lola GT. Different versions of the Aztec GT could be had with an canopy door, gull-wing doors, or conventional doors.
It has been estimated that hundreds or possibly thousands of Aztecs GTs were produced.
Aztec II
In the fall of 1965 the original Aztec GT was replaced by an upgraded version called the Aztec II. The bodywork of the Aztec II included a bobbed tail with a rear spoiler, and a longer nose. The revisions made the car more closely resemble a GT40.
Azteca
A further development of the Aztec model, the 1965–66 Azteca included a custom chassis designed to accept a mid-mounted Corvair engine. Just three were built. A restored, customized Azteca appeared at the 2013 SEMA show with a supercharged Corvair engine said to develop in the range of 275–350 hp (205.1–261.0 kW).
Banshee/Caribee
In the mid-1960s Fiberfab was developing a car to be called the Banshee. It was designed by Russell and Chris Beebe, although they suggest that the mold maker made unauthorized changes to the final shape. During the car's development General Motors (GM) approached Goodwin and bought the Banshee name from him. GM would use the name for their Pontiac Banshee line of concept cars, starting in 1964. The Fiberfab car was renamed the Caribee.
The Banshee/Caribee had gull-wing doors and styling that has been compared to a Shelby Daytona coupe. The body was made to be fitted over a variety of front-engine chassis, including ones from Triumph, MG and Austin-Healey.
Twelve copies of the car were built.
Centurion
In around 1965 Fiberfab released the Centurion — a replica of the 1959 XP-87 Corvette Stingray Racer. Fiberfab's body was designed to be fitted to a Corvette chassis from 1953 to 1965. Estimates of the number of bodies produced ranges from five to seven, with only five bodies remaining. It is believed that the Centurion was canceled due to pressure from General Motors after a visit by Goodwin to the automaker.
One Centurion appeared in a television commercial for garbage bags, and another was reported to have been backup to the real XP-87 in the movie "Clambake".
Jay Leno owns or has owned a Centurion. In 2018 a Centurion sold at auction for $91,000.
Valkyrie
The Valkyrie was released by Fiberfab in the fall of 1966. It looked even more like the GT40 than did the Aztecs. This mid-engined coupe used a custom steel chassis, and was sold in two forms. One was as a fully assembled automobile called the Valkyrie 500 GT that was priced at $12,500. This version included a leather interior, upgraded running gear and a 427 cu in (7.0 L) Chevrolet big-block engine producing 500 hp (372.8 kW). The other form was as a $1495 kit many of whose parts were sourced by the owner/builder. This version was typically powered by a Chevrolet small-block engine. When CMC bought the assets of Fiberfab Inc., the Valkyrie was not included in the deal.
Production continued in small numbers for many years. In 2003 the Factory Fiberfab US company promised to resume production.
Avenger GT
Released in 1966 shortly after the Valkyrie, the Avenger GT's body was essentially the same as the Valkyrie's, except for having a longer tail section to cover the Avenger GT's rear-mounted engines. Two versions were built: the GT-12, which was based on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis and used the VW's suspension, engine and transaxle, and the GT-15, which had a custom-built chassis that used a Corvair front subframe and suspension as well as the Corvair's rear suspension, engine and transaxle.
Thousands of Avengers were sold in the 1970s. Production ended in 1978.
Vagabond
The Vagabond was one of two dune buggy models built by Fiberfab. Mounted a full-length VW chassis, the body incorporated headlamps integrated into the front fenderline. The Vagabond was built from 1968 to 1970.
Clodhopper
The Clodhopper was a traditional dune buggy body for a shortened VW chassis. It was built from 1968 to 1970.
Some Clodhoppers were re-badged and sold as Martin Enterprises buggies during the early 1970s, after Martin Enterprises became a controlling partner in Fiberfab.
The Jamaican
Introduced in 1968, this was another car based on a design by Chris and Russell Beebe, who also built the molds. The car's shape has been compared to that of the Lamborghini Miura. The formally registered trademark name for the car was "The Jamaican". The car was named for Jamaica Goodwin.
Like the earlier Banshee/Caribee, the body could be fitted to the chassis from a TR3, TR4, MGA, or Austin-Healey.
The Jamaican II
The Jamaican II was an update to the earlier car. One version of The Jamaican II came with a custom chassis made by Fiberfab that was designed to accept a V8 engine.
Another version of the car could be mounted on a VW Beetle chassis.
Aztec 7
The Aztec 7 was a Fiberfab kit inspired by the Bertone Carabo, an Alfa Romeo concept car of 1968. The wedge-shaped car had gull-wing doors and was built on a Volkswagen platform. The windshield is the same used by the Lamborghini Miura. At least two different versions of the Aztec 7 body existed; Type A and Type B.
Production of the Aztec 7 started in the early 1970s. An estimated 400 copies were made.
Liberty SLR
The Liberty SLR (for "Super Light Roadster") was Fiberfab's first neoclassic kit, with styling similar to an Aston Martin Ulster. The car was designed to use a rear end from a Ford Mustang or Mercury Cougar and to be powered by a Ford Windsor V8 engine. Front suspension was from a 1950–1967 Dodge half-ton truck. It was built by Fiberfab in the mid-1970s.
MiGi
The original MiGi was an MG TD replica. Fiberfab built it in the mid-1970s, but the car and name were involved in some labor and legal issues. The MiGi was replaced in Fiberfab's line up by the MiGi II.
Scarab STM
In around 1975 Fiberfab introduced a kit for a reverse tricycle called the Scarab STM (for "Sports Transport Module"). The car used a custom frame with front suspension from a VW Beetle and a motorcycle frame and engine in back. The Scarab STM was made at the company's Baldwin Street, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania plant. As few as six were built.
Jet-A-Bout
The Jet-A-Bout was an early personal watercraft built by Fiberfab. As suggested by the name, the craft did not use a propeller but rather a jet pump driven by a gasoline engine. Various sizes of engines were offered. The foam-filled hull only required 2 inches (51 mm) of draft. It was Fiberfab's response to the launch of Bradley Automotive's Surfer GT.
1929 Mercedes Benz SSK
In 1983 Fiberfab International introduced their 1929 Mercedes Benz SSK replica. This was the CMC Gazelle re-badged as a Fiberfab kit.
The Gazelle was an old design, originally a product of Bay Products Corp., then the Tiffany Motor Cars subsidiary of Bay Products Corporation, and then, on 8 September 1976, a product of Classic Motor Carriages, Inc., when George Newman formed the new company.
MG-TD
Following the CMC takeover, the MG TD replicas from CMC's lineup were sold as Fiberfabs. In addition to versions based on a Volkswagen chassis, this product also offered the option of being built on Ford Pinto or Chevrolet Chevette mechanicals.
Speedster 356 and Californian
The Fiberfab Speedster 356 was a re-badged version of the CMC Classic Speedster, while the Californian was the fender-flared CMC Speedster C. The body was inspired by the Speedster variant of the Porsche 356. CMC acquired the design when they bought the rights to the Intermeccanica Speedster. These were built from the mid to late 1980s.
Speedster 359
The Speedster 359 was a Speedster 356 whose body was modified to incorporate styling features from the Porsche 959. Production started in the late 1980s. It shared the original 959/911 wheelbase. All body panels except the interior, dash and doors were completely different than the 356 to suit the longer wheel base and 959 styling, which included a larger engine bay for more powerful engines. The body was manufactured of high quality, thick FRP using the latest techniques and alone without the inner structure, tail, deck lids and tail weighed in at 400 lbs. It was the most expensive Speedster in the companies line-up but like the real 959 did not sell well. Most were VW Type 1 powered; however, the builders manual included instructions for mounting Porsche 911 and 914 engine options.
Classic Tiffany and Classic Destiny
The CMC neoclassic Classic Tiffany was offered as a Fiberfab product in period advertising. This car was based on a long-wheelbase Ford Fox platform from a Mercury Cougar, and was only available as a completed car and was not offered as a kit. The Classic Tiffany was built from 1984 to 1989. A related model was the Classic Destiny built on a shorter Fox chassis from a Ford Mustang.
CMC was sued by Tiffany & Co. over the Classic Tiffany name. CMC had previously done business under the name "Tiffany Motor Cars".
Cobra
By the middle of the 1980s Fiberfab was selling CMC's Classic Cobra, a replica of Carroll Shelby's AC Cobra, as a Fiberfab product.
1934 Ford Cabriolet and 1934 Ford Victoria
Fiberfab offered versions of the 1934 Ford Cabriolet and 1934 Ford Victoria hot rod kits. These were products that CMC had acquired from Southeastern Classic Cars, Inc.
Valkyrie
The Factory Fiberfab US revival of the Valkyrie body was made from the original, early two-piece body molds.
Upgrades were made to the mechanical aspects of the car. Two versions of the Valkyrie chassis were offered; the GEN 1 and the GEN 2, the latter of which included a new rear suspension system called the Unitized Multi-link Engine Transmission Suspension (U.M.E.T.S.).
Machette Speedster
Factory Fiberfab US bought the rights and molds for an already-existing kit called the Machette Speedster from its original owner, Gene Steffanson, who was one half of the couple that owned Redhead Roadsters, the car's previous manufacturer.
NASA Battery-electric vehicle
To test electric vehicle propulsion systems using a special dynamometer called the "Road Load Simulator" (RLS), NASA commissioned construction of a special vehicle that was designed from the outset as an electric vehicle. A custom ladder chassis with outriggers was built by "Electric Vehicle Engineering Co." (EVE) of Boston, Massachusetts. Configured for front wheel drive, the car's running gear was from Saab. The body was a Fiberfab shell, and a photo from a newspaper article on the FCL site describes it as an Avenger GT.
