JWF Fiberglass Industries

JWF Fiberglass Industries
legal form
founding	1959
resolution	1969
Seat	Brookvale , Australia
management	Ian Johnson Jeff Williams Grant farters
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

JWF Milano

JWF Milano GT from 1962

JWF Fiberglass Industries was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Ian Johnson, Jeff Williams and Grant Furzer founded the company in Brookvale near Sydney in 1959 . They started producing automobiles and kit cars . The brand name was JWF . Production ended in 1969.

vehicles

The first model was the Milano 750 . The vehicle was based on the chassis of the Austin 7 . A little later, the body was available in eight different lengths and widths for other chassis. The last version was the Milano GT . Some vehicles received an engine from Holden and were used in sports car races between 1964 and 1967.

In 1960 the Italia was added. It was based on a chassis with a 243 cm wheelbase . One version had a grid frame from Nota , a Holden engine and was only available as a complete vehicle.

In 1969 the GT 2 appeared for car racing. It had a monocoque .

literature

• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 805. (English)

Web links

Commons : JWF Fiberglass Industries  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Allcarindex (accessed November 15, 2015)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d e} George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 805. (English)