Tom sends in these shots of his gorgeous Fiberfab Avenger, which just got out of the paint shop… Next it’s off for new upholstery.
On the whole, this front-engine Avenger project seems a little sloppy (and I feel sorry for the seller who is letting it go for $500, after saying they’ve invested $5,000). It’s currently for sale on eBay (#160320097785) in Levittown, PA, and seems to be a stock car type chassis with the center section of an Avenger kit car slapped on. Personally, I can’t see this being worth buying since it doesn’t come with either the front or rear sections of the body — meaning an enormous amount of work would be needed to finish the project — but still, it’s an interesting idea and shows that there are some non-obvious ways of putting these cars together.
Surprisingly, this is not the first front engined Avenger that I’ve posted (and it’s certainly possible to build a low-profile sports car with a front engine setup, like the Eagle SS).
Steve (lascr@aol.com) in Greenville is selling this 1966 Avenger GT-12 for just $2,000. As with so many, he bought it with the intention of finishing what was already an ongoing project, but realized it wasn’t the time for it and is looking for another brave soul to tackle it. It’s a great starting point with good front and rear glass and solid floor pans (light surface rust). The body needs light repair and paint, and the passenger door needs some repairing. The interior has the dash and center console, but needs to be completlely done. It has the swing axle transmission but no engine. The reason you may want to jump on this one is that it’s the first generation body with the nice two-piece setup with a sub-frame and a flip rear end — most do not have this feature.
I hate to be pessimistic, but I suspect that this is a kit that will never be finished, although someone is going to pick up this Avenger GT shell pretty cheap — it’s up for sale on eBay (#130289303793) in Richfield, UT with no reserve right now. The body is described as covered in cracks and the seller admits it’s going to take a lot of fiberglass work to get it looking good — it’s definitely seen better days. Given how many Avengers and other GT40 kit cars are out there selling for under $2,000 in decent shape, I think there are a lot of better options than this one unfortunately. Perhaps this one would be better off turned into an advertising prop or blown up in a movie than putting in the effort to make it a running car?
This beat-up looking project Fiberfab Avenger is for sale at an asking price of only $1,900 in Lake Tahoe. It sounds like it’s actually a little better than it looks from the outside, as it’s got a completely restored chassis with no rust, a 1683cc engine with Webbers and dual port heads and a new tranny, as well as pan stiffeners so there’s no flex. The car’s got Centerline rims, a dash with some gauges, a new steering box, an original instruction manual, and more. Drop Donnie a line at godscountry9642@yahoo.com if you’re interested.
An interesting variation on the Avenger just showed up on eBay (#200307197725) in Fayetteville, NC. It seems to be an Avenger anyway, on a tube chassis with a Corvair engine that’s running but needs work. What makes it unusual is that someone has converted it to a gullwing door configuration. The car comes without a title.
Tom recently picked up this Avenger on eBay in North Carolina, and has since added a Ghia front end to it and is getting it ready for paint (it goes to the shop on Monday) and a new interior. He’s got a great set of kit cars, and is considering selling this one to finance the continuing restoration of his Aztec and Manta Montage, previously posted.
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