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A Caribbean Queen

One of the most revered and storied makers of kit and specialty cars in America, Fiberfab, was founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin in 1964. Goodwin was born in 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but moved to California in 1957. He was a former race car driver and entrepreneur who had already been a pioneer in the US kit car scene. His previous company, Sports Car Engineering, produced Microplas Mistral bodies under license under the name "Spyder".  One of Fiberfab's most iconic products was the Jamaican series of kit cars. It boasted styling that would have rivaled anything from the Italian design houses of its era. Classic proportions, with a long dash-to-axle ratio, swept back windshield, and gently curving roof and hood lines. The car had been named for Bud Goodwin's ill-fated second wife, Jamaica. As a design, it was a stunning statement and garnered a good deal of attention from the enthusiast's press. A Fiberfab Jamaican I, owned by co-designer Chris Beebe T

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