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The original fiberglass dune buggy was the 1964 "Meyers Manx" built by Bruce Meyers. [2] Bruce Meyers designed his fiberglass bodies as a "kit car", using the Volkswagen Beetle chassis. [3] Many other companies worldwide have been inspired by the Manx, making similar bodies and kits. [3] These types of dune buggies are known as "clones". [2]
Go-Joe – The Go-Joe was Rupp's all-terrain vehicle produced in 1973. It too had a red or white fiberglass body and the same wheels as the Ruppster. It was powered by an 8 HP engine. Rupp also produced a Mini Go-Joe in limited quantities which was powered by a 3-1/2 HP engine. Rupp also had a Kohler 295cc single-cylinder 2-stroke engine option.
A subset of the kit car, commonly referred to as a "re-body", is when a commercially manufactured vehicle has a new (often fiberglass) body put on the running chassis. Most times, the existing drive gear and interior are retained. These kits require less technical knowledge from the builder.
Devin Enterprises was an American automotive manufacturer that operated from 1955 to 1964. Devin was mainly known for producing high quality fiberglass car bodies that were sold as kits, but they also produced automotive accessories as well as complete automobiles.
The company started building street rod parts and body panels for Corvettes, Mustangs, and Jaguars before moving on to complete bodies and kit cars. Noel Johnson was a Fiberfab employee who later became part owner of the company. [4]
Approximately 70 go-karts were produced with Aerotech-style bodies as promotional items for display in Oldsmobile dealerships. Built by Bird Engineering , the karts have steel tubular chassis with fiberglass bodies painted two-tone silver with red accents.
The Meyers Manx dune buggy is a small, two-passenger, recreational kit car designed and marketed by California engineer, artist, boat builder and surfer Bruce F. Meyers [1] and manufactured by his Fountain Valley, California company, B. F. Meyers & Co. from 1964 to 1971.
The Avenger GT was the successor to the Aztec in Fiberfab's lineup. Some of the company's early documentation refers to it as the Aztec Avenger GT. [1] The Avenger GT's styling recalls the Ford GT40 — the Mk.I and Mk.III GT40s in particular — but is not an exact copy of the racing car.