[Healeys] Fiberglass Bodies

[Peter Svilans]

Patrick

Here are some more from a seventies book  called 'Roadsters/ Replicas and Fun
Cars Vol.2' by Peter Filby.  I've left out all the various Lotus 7 spaceframe
replicas and some upscale replicas which used handmade aluminum bodies like
Panther.

ARKLEY SS-  Spridget based, you've mentioned already.

BIOTA-  Cheap, futuristic fiberglass monocoque using Mini subframes and
engines

JOHNARD DONINGTON-  Early fifties Bentleys with their badly rusted bodies
removed, were the basis of this fiberglass roadster (with aluminum bonnet).

KOUGAR-  Healey-Silverstone-like fiberglass roadster using Jaguar S-Type
saloon components, but with some made-up frame bits.

MAGENTA-  Fiberglass beach-buggy-like roadster body built over complete MG
1100/ 1300 subframes and running gear

PANTHER LIMA- Baby brother of the posh J-72.  Vauxhall floor and running gear
, along with MG Midget doors, were the basis of this fiberglass roadster.

RMB GENTRY-  Fiberglass body with aluminum bits  resembling the MG TF, yet
built on a Triumph Herald chassis

SIVA EDWARDIANS-  Fiberglass Edwardian tourers on stock VW floorpans.

SPARTAN-  MG TF-like fiberglass and aluminum body components fitted to the
whole range of Triumph chassis- Herald, Vitesse, Spitfire, GT6, TR-6.

STEVENS SIENNA-   MG TF-like fiberglass body on a Reliant Kitten chassis and
running gear.

SYD LAWRENCE SPECIAL-  Bentley Mk 6 chassis and running gear provided the
basis of this upscale fiberglass replica.

The seventies were a great time in Britain for rebodying old rusted hulks.

.....and from Oct '56 Road & Track here's a very detailed ad for the lovely
Devin bodyshell:

Peter

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