Puzzle #612 - Solved! Toohey 2E

[gte4289]

Toohey

[Oguerrerob]

No

[gte4289]

Toohey

No

A very-precise (licensed or unlicensed) copy then?

Here's Peter Toohey's 1973 Toohey 2E for comparison. The last image looks as though it could have even been shot at the same location as the puzzle photo.

[Oguerrerob]

Maybe is the same car. What I have is the company that made the kit.

[Oguerrerob]

This company ad is a few years before than Toohey

[Carnut]

Here's the ad from the original company; must have been Toohey who bought it and re-named it with his own name (even the wheels are the same and the only major difference I can see is that he moved the roll-bar back a bit):

[gte4289]

Throughout the 1980s, that person/business advertised a lot of used VW/NSU/Porsche parts -- without including a name, unfortunately. Here's one example:

[Oguerrerob]

Yes, That's the ad that I have. This company has a name. Locked for you two Carnut & gte4289

[Carnut]

Thanks.
The ad was in the July 1987 issue of Unique Cars, but I believe the car was made in the early 1970s and was on the front cover of Sports Car World around that time, attributed to Peter Toohey - about 15 years before that advert!

[Oguerrerob]

Well, where I've found this ad, it was tagged as Kit Car for VW by Unique Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx as the company that produced it. Dated 1967

[Carnut]

According to my source it was built in 1972 by Peter Toohey himself, and appears to be based on his first (convertible) VW-engined special with only the front of that car surviving into the 2E..

Is the company you are looking for Unique Fiberglass Cars?

[Oguerrerob]

Yes, that's the company that appears in my source
VW Gullwing Fibreglass Sports Car by Unique Fibreglass Cars 1967 Australia

[gte4289]

Previous thread is here:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2010-38/puzzle-612-solved!-toohey-2e/msg508837/#msg508837

So it's the exact same car and builder (Toohey), but with the business prospect advertised for sale by Toohey under an unfamiliar company name.