Not all of the Nota Fangs may have been Australian (see here), but most certainly were. In fact every now and then one comes up for sale Down Under. I understand a grand total of 107 Fangs was built, but not all of these came with Mini power. Reader Don Clayton was kind enough to point out not one, but two Fangs that are currently for sale: one in Victoria and one in New South Wales, both of them are Mini engined. See the ads here and here. Thanks Don!
Fang's sharp appearance is said to have inspired the name for this Aussie sports car
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I think this is a Nota Fang Mk2 as it uses the big rear lid that later cars have
UPDATE 1 July 2019: It's a Mk1 that's been updated, see comment below
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This NSW based Fang definitely is an earlier one. It's even said to be #3 built
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Yep it was early. I bought it in 1974 second hand at the Sunnyholt Rd Blacktown workshop for $3100 and it was well worn then. I drove it to School for many years from Tathra to Bega timing myself every day. Best time for the 17Kms was 6min22sec. Sold it in 1983 to a local policeman. It originally had a white section in the middle of each seat. I know its was mine by the rubber clips on the section over the motor which allowed me to remove the section in one piece. I stupidly put a reverse fan on it and removed the cowl. But it would get hot unless going flat out. I think it originally had a Hillman Imp dash, may have been a mini but it stopped working so I put in a wooden one. Great fun in the days before radar.
ReplyDeleteGreat story, thanks for sharing! You don't happen to have any old pictures of the car, do you?
DeleteI think the yellow one used to belong to my father. I'm actually looking to find the current owner.
ReplyDeleteThe grey Fang was/is a mk1.
ReplyDeleteI had it restored by Chris Buckingham some years ago. He used a lot of the new models features on it including the rear spoiler.
Thank you Brett. I have made a little update in the caption now.
DeleteHello Brett,
ReplyDeleteI purchased the grey Fang pictured off you, (and the above photo was taken by me prior to its sale. It went back north of the boarder. Great car, didn't skip a beat and was my daily driver for over 2 years, (rain hail or shine). Miss it, hence the search that rendered the above result!
All the best to Linda and yourself,
Cheers, Tamor
Tamor, the car is with me in Geelong. You can send me an email to james . killa78 @ yahoo.com
DeleteHi Tamor, I've been looking for the fang hoping it would come up for sale.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got so much pleasure from it.
Best wishes
Brett
Brett, the car is with me in Geelong. You can send me an email to james . killa78 @ yahoo.com
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