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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
 Posted - January 04 2003 : 3:45:40 PM
I pick this car up and I don't know what it is. could someone please tell me what it could be or some where to look for a id tag
thankstrying to get pics if you email quaziee@dygo.com i will send you some pic or http://www.msnusers.com/rdhuizenga |
meat
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - January 04 2003 : 11:18:54 PM
Wow. I have NEVER been stumped before. I have no idea what that is! Is it on a VW chassis? Are there doors? How is the inside of the body; is it raw fiberglass, or foam?I'll start pulling out all of my old brochures. It looks like it's an early kit, it doesn't look like anything I remember from the 70s-today! Sorry! BTW, where did you find it? Your pal,
Meat. 
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The_Yak
66 Posts |
Posted - January 05 2003 : 1:16:02 PM
hey, i think i know what that car is, check on the chassis and see if there is a vin number if the is post it then i can be sure, as of right now i think its 1 of 3 thing, first its on an old vette chassis 74 i think, or its a costom chassis, or an old porsche frame, like a 944 or something. i looked at the pics and noticed it had a rear engine, that limits your options of what it is alot, unless the guy was a good mechanic. personally i think the guy just had too much time on his hands and laid fiberglass over existing parts to make it look like a hand laid piece. My advice is to find the vin number and post it, then i can help you look on the chassis near where the engine bolts to the chassis or else just look around for some numbers.
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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
Posted - January 05 2003 : 1:35:42 PM
All I have found out with the vin is the frame is from a 68 VW and the engine a 1500cc if you need the vin give me some time. with i got the car there was no interior just a steering wheel, and a couple of gages if you would like pics of those let me know and ill get them for you.. also there are not doors you get in thought the roof of the car (it has t-tops) car get more pics if so wanted. its all fiberglass ohh yeah found it behind a barn my brother was make an entery video to junkyard wars and found it paid $200 for it. the guy got it with the barn and has no idea what it was. |
meat
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - January 05 2003 : 5:01:25 PM
I thought it was a VW chassis, it couldn't be a Corvette.I also don't think that it's a good idea to post VIN numbers on the internet. The body may be from Fiberjet or Fiberfab or some other dune buggy manufacturer from the 70s. See if there's any info on the front windshield about where it came from. I'm still looking. Your pal,
Meat.
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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
Posted - January 05 2003 : 7:59:30 PM
Nothing on the windshild
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kitcarguy
535 Posts |
Posted - January 05 2003 : 9:13:07 PM
OK my take on this ...I have searched every magazine,catalog and book i have (1000+) and cant figure it out .....the rear is from a bradly....im sure of that ....it is rear engine .....im thinking it was pieced together in someones garage and that was the end result....sorry i cant be of more help to you
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meat
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - January 05 2003 : 10:28:26 PM
quote:
"...the rear is from a bradly....im sure of that..."
I'm not so sure about that. Here's the kit:
 And here's a few Bradleys:
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www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Street/2303/bigfrank4.jpg" border=0>
www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Street/2303/ben2.jpg" border=0> There's a rear spoiler that goes way up on the Bradley, plus the lower quarters don't wrap around under the car, nor is there a brace that goes across the bottom rear of the engine opening, framing the engine. Still looking. Your pal,
Meat.
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widethree
40 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 01:15:12 AM
I know this car!Its an early version of the Cheetah, I do not know witch manufacturer it is as the design was sold to many companies before it ended up with someone with the resources to produce it in quantity. All of the early ones were VW based. I believe the kit was later modified for V8 power. Sorry I cant help more.
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widethree
40 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 01:15:30 AM
I know this car!Its an early version of the Cheetah, I do not know witch manufacturer it is as the design was sold to many companies before it ended up with someone with the resources to produce it in quantity. All of the early ones were VW based. I believe the kit was later modified for V8 power. Sorry I cant help more.
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widethree
40 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 01:15:41 AM
I know this car!Its an early version of the Cheetah, I do not know witch manufacturer it is as the design was sold to many companies before it ended up with someone with the resources to produce it in quantity. All of the early ones were VW based. I believe the kit was later modified for V8 power. Sorry I cant help more.
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widethree
40 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 01:16:01 AM
I know this car!Its an early version of the Cheetah, I do not know witch manufacturer it is as the design was sold to many companies before it ended up with someone with the resources to produce it in quantity. All of the early ones were VW based. I believe the kit was later modified for V8 power. Sorry I cant help more.
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meat
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 08:20:12 AM
You think it looks like this?
www.bonediggers.com/1-2/cheetah/cheetah3.jpg" border=0>Your pal,
Meat.
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meat
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 08:27:15 AM
hmmm...Those Bradley pictures didn't 'take.' Well, here they are again. You can see that the car really doesn't look all that much like the above picture:
So...still haven't found out what this kit or body is yet... Still looking! Your pal,
Meat.
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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
Posted - January 07 2003 : 1:15:37 PM
Thank you meat for all your help, this has been driving me crazy for five months now, and you gone the farthest to help me out on this. Here are some more pics if you think the will help http://www.msnusers.com/vwkitcarIf you do by some miricale find out what she is, there will be something in it for you!!!! Thank you again
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meat
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - January 09 2003 : 09:24:41 AM
Well, I'm stumped.I have gone through all of my Fiberjet, Fiberfab (Azteca? nope...), Kellison (I thought it might have been an early Kellison Pan-Am...nope.), Or even (and this was a stretch) a Lincoln Shark. I got nothin'. I am going to keep looking, though I am running out of pictures. Plenty of brochures, but if there's no picture "the body is made to fit the VW chassis" can be applied to alot of kits. By chance, do you know if the VW pan was shortened? That could narrow it down a bit further. Your pal,
Meat.
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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
Posted - January 20 2003 : 8:49:31 PM
To the best of my knowlage the VW pan has not had any alterations to it, havent had the body off yet so can't tell to much.Thanks
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BobMiller
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - January 26 2003 : 6:26:51 PM
RD:
You might try posting over at www.shoptalkforums.com They are all VW and there is a "VW Kit Cars Forum" inside that is only VW based stuff. Someone there may be of some help. Are you planning on finishing it? It is somewhat unique.
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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
Posted - January 30 2003 : 1:59:19 PM
hoping to start and finish it this summer, gonna rebuild, beef up the 1500cc to about 1650cc. have the tranny rebuilt. install and interior , make it road legal and repaint it
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73bradgt
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - February 01 2003 : 4:17:38 PM
are you in michigan?about 12 months ago i almostbought a car that looked just like that. i had some info on that car it took 2 weeks to track down
what it was.
ill look around to see if i can remember what it was it was a sterling or a fischer i think
but ill get the info for you R.
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rdhuzienga
44 Posts |
Posted - February 02 2003 : 1:33:44 PM
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are you in michigan?about 12 months ago i almostbought a car that looked just like that. i had some info on that car it took 2 weeks to track down
what it was.
ill look around to see if i can remember what it was it was a sterling or a fischer i think
but ill get the info for you yup in michigan pick it up in Holland
thanks
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Not bradly what is it
