f.f.jones Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1969 Bradley GT - $6,500 (Jerome, ID) not mine https://twinfalls.craigslist.org/cto/d/twin-falls-1969-bradley-gt/7434705825.html 1969 Bradley GT kit car6xxx original miles1600cc VW motor with aluminum Porsche headsBrand new carb with less than 100 milesNew electronic fuel pumpRegular maintenance doneDoors and rear window are removableAll original paint and interior (different radio and speakers)Asking $6500 obo(2O8) 644-O9O3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearheadengineer Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I think that’s the only one I’ve ever seen that was actually completed! I like the heavy metal flake and that root beer color. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Agreed. First Bradley GT I've ever seen that isn't in a backyard 1/2 covered by a tarp. Personally, I'm more a Fiberfab Avenger guy, another car you only see under a tarp in a backyard. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 The Bradley GT was the icon of countless boys in junior high back when I was a kid. Why would anyone pay lots of money for a Ferrari when they could have a Bradley GT ? (We thought.) 😄 Seriously though, kit cars are part of old car culture. Maybe they should get more respect from the old car community. I wonder how well those fiberglass bodies held up over time. Did they crack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 They generally cracked the second the body with laid down on the chassis. The best looking one was the Jamaica. And there’s one on eBay right now that’s perfect, mounted on an Austin Healey chassis. The guy wants a crap ton of money for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I can guarantee you that it DOES NOT fit tall guys. One of these went thru my hands many years ago and the drivers door had been removed. Good thing as I had to drive it looking over the windshield. No way would I have been able to drive it with the door (gull wing) closed down. I agree that these are kind of fun, and this one is good looking. I had an old buddy that had VWs, he always said that they made good toys but not much of a car. Do Porsche heads fit on a VW engine? Are not VW heads aluminum? (don't mean to be stupid, I just do not know VWs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Didn't they make a hardtop version of the Bradley GT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 It's funny the things that affect our thoughts and opinions of certain specific cars. I love Bradley GTs.... In 6th grade, some family friends of ours had one. The high school and college boys in the family were building it. There was a 7th grade girl in the family, very cute, who I had a crush on........hence, I became very interested in their Bradley GT. My memory (45 years ago) was that it was a very metallic blue color, great looking to me. Idaho.... that isn't helping it. If it was closer to a larger metropolitan area, I would think it would sell to someone like me who had memories of youth with these. The buyer hopefully still has a leisure suit in the closet for taking it out on Friday night for a spin. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) The sales and or success rate for the MGTD must have been higher, about half of those that turn up are on the road or at least together. Edited January 20, 2022 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Porsche heads won't fit a VW, and even if they did they'd be worth too much for little hp gain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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