North American fiberglass

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NAF , short for North American Fiberglass , is an American automobile brand.

Brand history

The first company by that name was based in Tempe , Arizona . Jack Kube ran it. In 1979 or around 1983 the production of automobiles and kit cars began . The brand name was NAF . Production ended in 1993 or 2006.

On October 31, 2014, a company of the same name was founded in Wyoming , Michigan . According to the company, the headquarters are in Grand Rapids . It continues production.

vehicles

The 289 , 289 FIA and 427 SC were replicas of the AC Cobra . From 1984 the model was also available as a coupé .

The Dolphin resembled a fourth generation Lotus Seven .

The Shrike GT was a visually independent coupe. Various four- and six -cylinder engines as well as the V8 engine from the Oldsmobile Toronado were mounted behind the seats in a mid-engine design. One source calls wing doors .

In 1992 the replica of a Ford GT 40 added to the range. It was based on a Pontiac Fiero .

According to the manufacturer, the range includes Cobra, Cobra Daytona Coupé and GT 40.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter NAF.
  • 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. 1094. (English)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter NAF.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1094. (English)
  3. ↑ a b d'Auto (Dutch, accessed March 19, 2017)
  4. ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 19, 2017)
  5. ↑ opencorporates (accessed March 19, 2017)
  6. ↑ a b c Information from the manufacturer (English, accessed on March 19, 2017)