petegossett
petegossett Dork
3/3/09 3:37 p.m.

It looks familiar, but I can't put a name on it.

jezeus
jezeus Reader
3/3/09 3:41 p.m.

Fiberfab Jamaican

ClemSparks
ClemSparks SuperDork
3/3/09 3:46 p.m.

Hilarious! Like a full scale hotwheels from the '70s!

petegossett
petegossett Dork
3/3/09 3:49 p.m.

Thanks! I knew I recognized it! Isn't there someone one here/or the Classics forum with a really, really nice one???

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
3/3/09 4:12 p.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/80/

TJ
TJ Reader
3/3/09 5:25 p.m.

Are we sure that's the same car? Looks like the front end is longer on the nice version. Also, I can't make out the rear faux air scoops on the c pillar.

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 HalfDork
3/3/09 5:39 p.m.

It looks like an early 70's Camaro with greatly enlarged rear wheel cut out and rear wheel like drag racers do. Couldn't find a pic of one jacked up in the rear like that one though.

Tim Baxter
Tim Baxter Online Editor
3/3/09 5:40 p.m.

Not positive, but fairly sure. Jamaicans did vary a fair bit, though.

TJ
TJ Reader
3/3/09 6:54 p.m.

I too thought the rear window and decklid looked Camaro-ish, including the stripes.

The shape of the driver's window looks to be a closer match to the Jamaican than a Camaro though.

longhorndude
longhorndude New Reader
3/3/09 8:09 p.m.

opel gt, but maybe im blind cause i dont know them that well, but it doesnt look like it has the curves on the fenders the opel had

i lie, no way opel gt

Woody
Woody Dork
3/3/09 8:31 p.m.

I was thinking Kellison at first:

http://www.nextautos.com/image/winding-road/1958-kellison-j-4r

but now I'm pretty sure it's a Fiberfab Jamaican as noted above.

ReverendDexter
ReverendDexter Reader
3/3/09 8:58 p.m.

Heh, I thought it looked like a Pinto

JFX001
JFX001 HalfDork
3/3/09 9:16 p.m.

http://www.priceofhistoys.com/category/jamaican/

A litte off here and there detail wise, but I think that is what it is.

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 HalfDork
3/3/09 9:54 p.m.

Yeah, you're right. You changed my mind. Jamaican it is.

914Driver
914Driver Dork
3/4/09 5:57 a.m.

It's a Jamaican with cartoon tires.

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
3/4/09 6:59 a.m.

Ahh the '80s when Pro Trac N50-15s would fit on anything!

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
3/4/09 9:15 a.m.

We used to sell Pro Trac tires when my dad owned the speed shop chain, I flipped open the last JEGS catalog and lo and behold Coker Tire is making Pro Trac tires again. Ah, nostalgia.

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