George thought he was selling an Avenger GT15X but because it’s mounted on a square tube chassis, not a VW pan, I think he’s actually selling a Fiberfab Valkyrie. The engine (a 110 HP Corvair 6-cylinder with a “Spider” Carter 4-barrel AFB and headers) runs and much of the hard work is done — he just finished installing the steering — but there is definitely still much left to complete it and any buyer should be mechanically competent. The car is located in San Jose. If you’re interested, contact George at boothandassoc@sbcglobal.net.
I asked Tucker if I could post about his two kits he’s got up for sale, a Kelmark GT and a Fiberfab Valkyrie (both located in Tahlequah — near Tulsa), and he said, “fine with me… the more potential victims, er, buyers, the better!!!”
It’s so true!
Kit cars seem to be these albatrosses that hang around people’s necks until they eventually land in the garage of the person that turns them into the amazing beauties they have the potential to be. Both the Kelmark and the Valkyrie are some of my favorite kit cars, and Tucker is asking only $1,500 for the first, and $2,000 for the latter. The Kelmark is on a VW pan, and the Valkyrie is on a square tube frame with a Corvair transaxle and a radiator up front. As Tucker says about the Valkyrie — and I think this really applies to both cars — “it won’t be a weekend project by any means, but for the right guy it will make a super car.”
Willing victims should write him at W*****@aol.com.
He’s decided to keep them!
Andrew purchased this Fiberfab Valkyrie with I the intention of making an electric car. He doesn’t know much about its history other than that it’s been sitting for a very long time, and is looking to get in touch with other Valkyrie owners/builders — you can reach him at andrew@davincispocket.com.
The frame is the original Fiberfab Valkyrie frame, and the car originally had a Chevy small block, which has since been removed, along with the front and rear suspension to prepare the frame for a complete work-over. This has been started, and all the rust has been cut out and new metal has been welded in place. Andrew says that for all points and purpose this is a complete ground-up build, as he’s starting with just a frame and a body. It does have good front and rear glass at least!
Stay tuned for future updates on this build project and check out his blog at evmania.com for more indepth coverage of his project.
Carl in Tijeras, New Mexico, is the third owner of this Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-X but has lost interest in the project and has put it up for sale on eBay (#110274594321). He has all the receipts from the purchase in 1967 onward. He completed the car mechanically and has driven it about twenty miles in testing, but it’s unfinished — it needs paint, interior, inner fenders, side glass, door handles (the doors are hung though), mirrors, and so on.
The gauges and electrical and driveline all work. The engine is a 327 V8 out of a ‘67 Camaro, mated to a 4-speed Corvair transmission. Both are rebuilt with low miles. Radiator and steering are out of a Corvette, and the wheels are American Racing. Carl says it handles great and has driven it over 60mph in his testing (4500RPM in 2nd), and says it handles better than his ‘88 Lotus did.
Especially because the Valkyrie is back in production by Fiberfab.us, this is very much a project that someone could take over. The car is currently at $5,600 and was listed without a reserve. It comes with all the manuals.
I think he ended up selling it (for $6500, a steal!) after owning it for thirty years, but I just love the convertible conversion that Steven did on his Fiberfab Valkyrie. It’s built on a steel ladder frame with Corvair suspension, and a Chevy 350 V8 and Turbohydro 350 auto tranny. As he put it, “more fun and looks than any Corvette!”
Seriously, I don’t know why people buy things like new Vettes and Mustangs when there are well finished high performance specialty cars like this out there. Not that I’m a normal guy…
Jerry Ryginski has got to have one of the sweetest looking (it just looks so “finished”) Valkyries around. For those of you who don’t know the car, the Valkyrie was the Avenger for people who needed a little bit more power, as it was a V8 based car rather than a VW based one.
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