Yep, that's a Cheetah. Made to kill Cobras....I'm a Ford guy at heart, but I think those are even cooler. The more out of control and deadly nature of them just make them even more badass.
If that’s a Cheetah I’ll eat my Rodder’s Journal hat. That is a really poor reproduction by Fiberglass Trends.
Ok, hear me out..... I woke up this morning with a vision of building a sports car drag car around these wheels.
I believe that Fiberglass Trends reproduced Cheetah bodies, many made into drag cars usually modified sports and funnies!
It would be a needle in a haystack, and it just squeaks under the 65 limit. You would have to find a body that the restorers shudder to contemplate, too. But the sports car that is tiny, light and has the proportions for me is the TVR Griffith.
Fiberglass Trends did the later production bodies for the Cheetah. Contemporary Fiberglass did the earlier ones. All of the production Cheetahs were glass. The one in the first picture has a "reverse chop" to accommodate the roll cage, Makes it goofy looking. Wayno
NHRA Modified Sports! A link to Klass Remembers Modified Sports - http://georgeklass.net/mod-sprts.html
Find a basket case e-type . Series 3 cars are a bit bigger then the series 1-2 cars , also “ less-ish desirable” to restorers . always wanted to build one with a 327 screamer and a 4 speed with side pipes . But here I am with steak and lobster dreams on a peanut butter budget !
Unless you just wanted to make a shell! Crazy what's out there! https://kitcarik.com/shop/jaguar-cars/jaguar-e-type-xke-series-1-coupe Seems a bit shady though. Found another site that has a 'glass nose. Over 5K!
Fiberlass Trends GTR. It was a replica body of the Bill Thomas Cheetah, to be used by the drag car builders. No telling how many were built, but a heck of a lot cheaper than a real Cheetah.
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