Fiberfab Valkyrie
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The Valkyrie was a GT sports car
introduced 1967 by a U.S. company called Fiberfab
. The Valkyrie's styling was inspired by the lines of the famous Ford GT40
race car, which Ford capaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
. The Ford GT was usually equipped with a mid-mounted V8 engine.
Fiberfab's car was also designed with a mid-engined V8. The original sales brochure and advertisements offered a 427 cubic inch Chevrolet engine, a ZF transaxle, and 4 wheel Hearst-Amheart disk brakes. The car also came equipped with a parachute which the ad said was "for primary braking at speeds in excess of 140 M.P.H." Most later Valkyries were owner built, using small block Chevy V8s coupled to Corvair transaxles.
The Valkyrie was not a luxury car, but a sports car marketed on performance and styling The car was offered at $10,000 in early ads, but there were also lower priced kit
versions. There was also a less expensive variant made by Fiberfab called the Fiberfab Avenger GT.
The company changed hands and in the 70s, the Valkyrie was discontinued. Some of the models Fiberfab produced, were continued under the Classic Motor Carriages brand name, when CMC acquired Fiberfab in 1983. Some original Valkyries are still on the road, and kit versions are in various stages of construction. See Note 1 Below.
Although the original company which produced these cars closed, in 2003 a new company began producing these cars again under the Fiberfab US name.
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
introduced 1967 by a U.S. company called Fiberfab
Fiberfab
Fiberfab was a kit car manufacturer founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin in 1964. They got their start building street rod parts and body panels for Mustangs before moving on to kit cars....
. The Valkyrie's styling was inspired by the lines of the famous Ford GT40
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969...
race car, which Ford capaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...
. The Ford GT was usually equipped with a mid-mounted V8 engine.
Fiberfab's car was also designed with a mid-engined V8. The original sales brochure and advertisements offered a 427 cubic inch Chevrolet engine, a ZF transaxle, and 4 wheel Hearst-Amheart disk brakes. The car also came equipped with a parachute which the ad said was "for primary braking at speeds in excess of 140 M.P.H." Most later Valkyries were owner built, using small block Chevy V8s coupled to Corvair transaxles.
The Valkyrie was not a luxury car, but a sports car marketed on performance and styling The car was offered at $10,000 in early ads, but there were also lower priced kit
Kit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
versions. There was also a less expensive variant made by Fiberfab called the Fiberfab Avenger GT.
The company changed hands and in the 70s, the Valkyrie was discontinued. Some of the models Fiberfab produced, were continued under the Classic Motor Carriages brand name, when CMC acquired Fiberfab in 1983. Some original Valkyries are still on the road, and kit versions are in various stages of construction. See Note 1 Below.
Although the original company which produced these cars closed, in 2003 a new company began producing these cars again under the Fiberfab US name.