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Jedi Knight

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• Apr 18, 2014

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I thought this was interesting. A real 3000 Jamaican Body car. You don't see too many. I wish the guy lived closer.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Austin-Hea...f33c2d191&item=271451345297&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

 

HealeyRick

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Hey Bill, Haven't seen you on the forum for a while. Welcome back.

This Jamaican was featured on Bring a Trailer in February 2012: https://bringatrailer.com/2012/02/10/1967-austin-healey-fiberfab-jamaican-project/ We've been discussing it a bit here: https://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?40,2659628

 

pan

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• Apr 18, 2014

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Beautiful car, weren't they! What a pity a perfectly good Healey had to be the donor.

 

HealeyRick

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• Apr 18, 2014

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pan said:

Beautiful car, weren't they! What a pity a perfectly good Healey had to be the donor.

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Usually it wasn't a perfectly good Healey that was the donor. It was a rusty used one that some starry-eyed enthusiast wanted to turn into a high-end sports car on the cheap. I suppose by today's standards, some of the cars that were used as donors would be considered an "easy-restoration" but in the '70s they were just another used car.

 

Keoke

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• Apr 19, 2014

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pan said:

Beautiful car, weren't they! What a pity a perfectly good Healey had to be the donor.

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Now this comment makes sense since they did not have anything else to rave about. A real Plasticy piece of art.--Keoke

 

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• Apr 19, 2014

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Hi Rick. I hope you are doing well. Yeah, back in the day they were just another car and a Fiber Fab body was a cheap way to take care of rust and accident damage.

 

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• Apr 19, 2014

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Cheap maybe, but a lot better looking than most other such cars, like the Bricklin for example.
I remember seeing ads in Road & Track for the Fiberfab Jamaican and being impressed. Never seen one in the flesh, though.

 

HealeyRick

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• Apr 19, 2014

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pan said:

.I remember seeing ads in Road & Track for the Fiberfab Jamaican and being impressed. Never seen one in the flesh, though.

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Are we still talking about the cars? :angel:

 

Patrick67BJ8

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• Apr 19, 2014

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HealeyRick said:

Are we still talking about the cars? :angel:

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More "girl" than image of car...sex sells!

 

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• Apr 19, 2014

• #10

Well it certainly sold me!

 

BigGreen

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• Apr 22, 2014

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Sold to Glasgow Scotland ?

https://healey.hyperboards.com/action/view_topic/topic_id/4274

Anyone advise on shipping ?

 

stuntflyr

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• Apr 22, 2014

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Europe seems to have a thing for Fiberfab cars. Dan's Jamaican from Washington is in France and a couple of Banshees reside over there too that I can remember offhand.
I just received my wire wheel rear end (I'll send it out for overhaul with the installation of 3:54's) and front disc brake stuff for my Jamaican so I should be getting it swapped over to be safe and sane. Kinda...
Chris...

 

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Keoke

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• Apr 22, 2014

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WOT !! I didn't know they had Bikini Bridges back then they pose to be new.:highly_amused:

 

healeyneil

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• Apr 23, 2014

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Sold to Scotland indeed - to me ! I havent decided how to do it yet, but unfortunately its in a queue behind a Sunbeam and a BMW

 

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• Apr 27, 2014

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Congratulations Healeyneil! Someone needs to move that fine project to the head of the line. Sunbeam indeed!