Who doesn’t remember the dune buggy/kit car craze of the 1960s and 1970s? Bradley Automotive was one of the big players in that space and is said to have built 6,000 kits or complete cars during their heyday. Perhaps… more»
Kit Cars
Jan 7, 2024 • For Sale • 25 Comments
Distressed Kit Car: 1966 Fiberfab Jamaican
Fiberfab was one of the longest-lasting kit car manufacturers, though mostly forgotten to many today. They began making accessories and body parts in 1964 and then expanded into kit cars. One of their products was the Jamaican, which physically… more»
Dec 20, 2023 • For Sale • 36 Comments
Undercover Corvette: 1971 Ferrari Daytona Spyder
The going price for an authentic Ferrari Daytona Spyder can be $700,000 to $1,000,000. What if you could drive a car that looks very similar for $40k? Well, this example is a 1989 Chevrolet Corvette underneath and a Ferrari… more»
Dec 5, 2023 • Stories • 16 Comments
Road To Recovery! 1967 Kellison Astra X-300 GT
Kit cars have always been a fun subject when it comes to the DIY market segment of the auto hobby, with many of them hailing from the good old days back when you could find an inexpensive donor chassis… more»
Dec 4, 2023 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Lot Of 4! 1970 Beetle, 1973 Bradley GT Plus 2 More VW Creations
If you’ve been in the market for a nice Beetle and have room for three other drivers on the same chassis, this may be your lucky day as just about everything regarding this lot of four Volkswagen cars… more»
Nov 20, 2023 • For Sale • 22 Comments
Ford GT Wannabe: Fiberfab Avenger Kit Car
When Ford designed its GT, the car inspired worship among enthusiasts the world over. Soon known as the “GT40″ due to its 40” height, the sinuous sports car became the object of any manner of paraphernalia, including models, posters,… more»
Oct 15, 2023 • For Sale • 27 Comments
Fiberglass Field Find: Devin Body
The physical deterioration of some project candidates will lead enthusiasts to place them in the “too hard” basket. However, some are so cheap they will leave potential buyers second-guessing whether they should accept the challenge of tackling a build…. more»
Oct 11, 2023 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Cheap Kit Car Project With Trailer: 1973 Bradley GT
The GT is perhaps the best-known of the Bradley Automotive kit cars built between 1970 and 1981. Using a fiberglass body over a VW chassis and mechanical bits, an estimated 6,000 of them were built across 12 years. This… more»
Sep 18, 2023 • For Sale • 18 Comments
No Reserve: 1981 Kelmark GT
One of the cool things that set Kelmark Engineering apart from some of the other kit car manufacturers is that they also offered finished products, complete and ready for the buyer to hop in and drive away, along with… more»
Sep 17, 2023 • For Sale • 26 Comments
VW Powered: 1975 Sterling Kit Car
The Sterling story starts in 1960s London with two friends, Richard Oakes and Phil Sayers. Oakes was particularly smitten with the Lamborghini Miura; one story says he spent lunch breaks gazing at a Miura – housed in a nearby… more»
Aug 25, 2023 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Supercar Kit Project! 1978 Manta Mirage
The Mirage was a mid-engine V8 kit car built by Manta Cars in the 1970s and 1980s. It was considered a street-legal road racer (aka “supercar”) and was vastly different than the VW-powered kits of the era. This one… more»
Aug 23, 2023 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Period Build: 1956 LaDawri Sebring
In the mid-1950s, Leslie Albert Dawes and his business partner Don Wright conspired to create a new kind of kit car in Canada, made from the latest material, called fiberglass. The two called their company LaDawri Coachworks, an amalgamation… more»
Aug 11, 2023 • For Sale • 22 Comments
Stunning Restoration! 1962 Kellison J6 Panther
When the subject of kit cars arises, typically what comes to my mind most often are seventies garage projects built on top of a VW donor chassis, such as the Bradley GT. I’ve always been keen on the idea… more»
Aug 2, 2023 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Rare Fiberglass Find: 1957 Devin Body
It isn’t every day that you come across something so unusual and rare that you just want it, no matter if it makes sense to take on. This Devin body might just be one of those finds that’s going… more»
Jul 30, 2023 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Real Deal: 1968 Meyers Manx Project
We’ve told the story of Bruce Meyers and the Manx several times in the pages of Barn Finds, but it’s worth mentioning again that while the Meyers Manx wasn’t the first dune buggy, it was certainly one of the… more»
Jul 24, 2023 • For Sale • 16 Comments
No Reserve: 1970 Fiberfab Valkyrie Kit
Ah, kit cars. These were once a great way for an enthusiast to slip behind the wheel of a car that looked exotic but that didn’t cost a fortune. The category peaked during the 1960s and 1970s but is… more»
