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ben parrish 08-05-2020 06:19 PM

What car is this?
 
Any idea what car this is...going through some old pics of my dad and cane across this pic.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1596676669.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1596676752.jpg

A930Rocket 08-05-2020 06:21 PM

Ferrari 250 GTO?

asphaltgambler 08-05-2020 06:28 PM

That's what I thought but the proportions seem off, a kit car maybe?

ben parrish 08-05-2020 06:32 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1596677521.jpg

mattdavis11 08-05-2020 06:45 PM

Damned if I know, but I saw one similar yesterday. I'll ask the shop it was at tomorrow.

harvardma 08-05-2020 07:05 PM

Looks a lot like a Fiberfab Jamaican

Jeff Higgins 08-05-2020 07:07 PM

Closer to a 275, if anything. Looks off, though, in a kit car kind of way.

Alan A 08-05-2020 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harvardma (Post 10975488)
Looks a lot like a Fiberfab Jamaican

Almost.
I’m 99% sure it’s a Fiberfab Caribe.

masraum 08-05-2020 07:31 PM

Right, looks closest to a Ferrari 275, but not exactly.

One fake vent down low on behind the front tire, then 4 short slats above it. 275 only had the 4 slats, they were longer and lower. Also the bottom of the door on the 275 was lower. The rear of the 275 was also very different from this car.

It's still pretty cool looking. It's got what, to me, are a couple of minor mis-steps, but assuming it's got something to provide enough motivation, I'd drive it.

masraum 08-05-2020 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan A (Post 10975515)
Almost.
I’m 99% sure it’s a Fiberfab Caribe.

I think we have a winner.

This is supposedly a caribe/banshee. Kind of cool that it's based on a sportscar chassis (MG, Austin Healy or Triumph) instead of a bug like so many of the kit cars that I remember seeing when I was a kid.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3a/02/35/3...car-exotic.jpg

https://www.mgexp.com/phile/1/210116...e_corvette.jpg

ben parrish 08-05-2020 07:37 PM

Yup..believe we have a positive identification. I know dad had an MGA that he was hotrodding and took the body off of according to mom. He sold the project when they found out my older sister was on her way.

Embraer 08-05-2020 08:35 PM

It's a Caribee. I almost bought one last year, based on a Triumph chassis. They have gullwing doors...which NEVER worked properly.


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