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Over half of the Factory Five customers today build their kit using engine/drivetrain parts from a donor Mustang, whereas the remainder elect to buy all new parts or a combination thereof. [2] Jim Youngs, the founder and editor of Kit Car Builder , says the Factory Five Cobra is the country's bestselling kit car.
The Avenger GT was the successor to the Aztec in Fiberfab's lineup. Some of the company's early documentation refers to it as the Aztec Avenger GT. [1] The Avenger GT's styling recalls the Ford GT40 — the Mk.I and Mk.III GT40s in particular — but is not an exact copy of the racing car.
This kit was designed by a moonlighting Larry Shinoda. [22] The final product looked somewhat like the nose of the mid-engined Ford Mustang I prototype. An estimated fifty E/T Mustang kits were produced by Fiberfab. One was installed on an original Shelby Mustang. [23] Similar kits were later produced by a company called VFN Fiberglass. [24]
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Almac is a New Zealand based kit car company founded in 1984 and located in Upper Hutt. [6] [7] Almac cars is a part of Almac Reinforced Plastics Ltd, a fibreglass product manufacturing company founded in 1971 by Alex McDonald. McDonald's interest in kit cars started while he was living in England, having purchased a Jem Marsh Sirocco.
Aston Martin DB5. Interior. The principal differences between the DB4 Series V and the DB5 are the all-aluminium engine, enlarged from 3.7 litres to 4.0 litres; a new ZF five-speed transmission which was more robust than the earlier David Brown unit (except for some of the first DB5s); [8] and three SU carburettors.
Engine compartment. The front suspension uses spindles from the Ford Mustang II, and custom fabricated A-arms.The front disc brakes are also from the Mustang II, as is the rack and pinion steering rack, which was converted from power-assisted to manual operation.
Aurora acquired a license from Universal Studios to create a line of kits based on the Universal monsters, which became the company's most popular offerings. Aurora's kit of Frankenstein appeared in 1961. Giant Frankenstein was an all-plastic kit that, when assembled, created a 19-inch tall model. [8]