When I see cars on Craigslist, I usually write the sellers and try and find out more and get better pictures, but when there’s no email address listed I don’t. Still, I wanted to pass on these two cars because they especially caught my attention. First is this rare Kellison Shark — they just keep coming out of the woodwork, don’t they — that someone has made some minor changes to including the addition of a t-top roof. It’s in south Sacramento, asking $2,500 — call 916-607-6771 if you’d like it. Click for a bigger image.
Also on Craigslist, this one in Florence, CO, is this nice looking Cimbria (ie. a Sterling with gullwing doors instead of the lifting canopy) is up at an asking price of $6,000. It’s got a Wright Racing 2180cc+ engine, and is “ready to roll”… Call 719-784-0722 evenings or weekends to pick it up for yourself. Again, click for a bigger picture.
I’ve always thought that the Jamaican was one of the best looking of the Fiberfab cars in terms of being a classy car with broad appeal and lines that look good from all angles. Dennis is selling this Jamaican body on a Healy frame (which is in great shape, and the body was designed specifically to fit this chassis). He’s got the rear window and the side glass is in the doors. He’s got the windshield as well, which is from a 63-67 Corvette, but he’s decided to keep that for his own ‘65 Vette, so you’ll need to pick that up for yourself. He’s asking $2,000, which is a great deal. It’s on eBay right now as well, but you can also write him at kazandkaz@comcast.net directly.
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.
As promised, here is Jeff’s other reverse trike, an IndyCycle, now sold as the SportCycle, originally designed by Jim Musser, and built from plans by enthusiasts like Jeff (although Jeff has deviated a little by installing a Porsche 911 steering rack). He’s got two Wilwood brake master cylinders with a balance bar to adjust front-to-back pressure and one clutch master cylinder, custom Sportcycle wheel spindles, Wilwood aluminum wheel hubs with drilled and slotted rotors with four-piston calipers up front, 16×7 front rims with 205/40 ZR16 tires at the front and a 5.5×17 bike rim with a 205/50 ZR17 car tire at the rear. He’s got a Wilwood quick-release steering wheel, a Kerkie racing seat, Simpson five point seatbeat, and a bike speedo that goes up to 185 mph. The bike powering it is a 1992 Suzuki GSXR 1100 with about 150 HP. Jeff says it handles great and has tons of power.
Jeff has a pair of great looking reverse trikes (I’ll post his Indycycle soon), and few vehicles I’ve posted here are as rare and special as his Phantom Vehicle Company Turbo Phantom. This is definitely a kit I’d never expected to see in the wild!
The Turbo Phantom was unveiled at the 1978 LA auto show, and then produced in the early 80s, although no more than three were made due to their high cost. The designers were Ron and Lee Will, Ron working at the time at GM as one of the designers of the Corvette (he tested the Phantom in the GM wind tunnel) — after working on the Phantom he joined the staff of Subaru where he was the main force behind the Subaru Outback. This very wide (around seven feet) trike was powered by a Honda Goldwing, had VW front suspension and MG steering, and had a 0-60 time of about 6 seconds, a top speed as high as 140 mph, and turned at 0.82g. The body was built using a urethane foam and fibreglass sandwhich (like the RQ Riley designs such as the Tri-Magnum) and had an integrated steel roll cage. When the canopy opened, the steering column and dashboard lifted along with it.
Anyway, as I said, at most three of these were made — more likely just two — and one of those was destroyed doing high speed testing on the salt flats. When Ron Will died a few years ago, his estate sold the molds for the body to a fiberglass shop, which produced two bodies. One ended up in Virginia (sold at the time for $3,000) and the shop kept the other one — Jeff picked up the Virginia one for $1,000.
He’s designed his own frame using Pontiac Fiero spindles, custom A-arms, coil-over shocks from a 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000, a modified Porsche 911 steering rack, and a driveline from a 1989 1500cc Honda Goldwing with reverse. It’s not finished yet, but when he’s done with it, it’ll have heat and air conditioning, a rear back-up camera, a safety glass windshield with wiper, and other goodies. I’m dying to see where this amazing project goes. The last photo is of one of the prototypes, and the rest of the pictures are of Jeff’s Turbo Phantom body and chassis.
Paul also sent in these photos of his gorgeous Kellison GT40K — he’s put in a ton of hours to get it looking this nice.
Paul’s friend Robert picked up this super-rare Banshee (aka Caribee) and is looking to get in touch with other others and fans. He’s currently restoring this wonderful and under appreciated gullwing exotic, so hopefully I’ll post more on the project as it progresses.
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