Super "T": A dune buggy design with a cut-down Ford Model T-type nose and running boards. It vaguely resembled the Berry Mini-T dune buggy kit. It was one of the last models introduced before Kellison closed down in 1970.
Formula Vee: In 1968, Kellison announced a new division, Grand Prix Sports and Racing, to sell road-racing cars. Although Kellison intended to build a variety of formula cars, the only one that made it to production was the Formula Vee, which used VW running gear. It was a conventional car for the very popular SCCA F-V class. We don't know how many were built, but a few have survived and are currently running in vintage racing events.
Formula II: An imaginary car that is often referred to in Kellison lore. The wooden-chassis racer was actually built by Huffaker, and later sponsored by Kellison. Huffaker, not Kellison, built the one-off car.
Sandpiper XP-1: An upgraded and restyled dune buggy introduced in 1968. It also fit on a shortened VW floorpan.
Grasshopper: A utilitarian dune buggy kit that used a Model T roadster body with cycle fenders and a spare tire mounted in the hood area. It was cheap at $170, but no beauty.
T-Roadster: An inexpensive hot-rod kit based on the '23 Ford Model T. It included a fiberglass body ($250) and a simple ladder frame ($100). Buyers could choose between roadster and pickup body styles.
Astra VW-GT 2+2: A VW-based kit that vaguely resembled a Ford GT, but appeared to be roughly based on a Fiberfab Aztec. It was made by Allied Fiberglass, but I don't know if Kellison had anything to do with its design or production.
Lotus elite body: The original Lotus Elite was a fiberglass-bodied sports car built in England in the late-'50s. Kellison pulled a mold from one and offered repair parts and a complete body shell configured to fit on a Triumph chassis.
Jaguar D-Type Body: Kellison made a mold for the nose and tail of this famous Jaguar racing car, and sold fiberglass copies to race car builders. The builders had to make their own doors and side panels from sheet aluminum. At least one was made into a dragster.
Jaguar Xke: The popular XKE coupe body was also offered in fiberglass, for repairing originals or building drag racing cars. The complete body was $700.
Sports Car Noses: The Shark custom nose for '58-62 Corvettes featured a smaller grille that jutted forward past the headlights. Kellison also offered a custom nose for earlier Corvettes, and a streamlined nose with recessed headlights for Austin-Healey Sprites.
Dragster chassis: Kellison built a line of fuel rail chassis and bodies in a variety of wheelbase lengths. The chassis cost $700, and the fiberglass bodies $250.
Drag Bodies: In the '60s, many drag racers used lightweight bodies from the Fiat Topolino, Austin Bantam, Model T Ford, Ford Anglia, and Willys. Kellison made fiberglass replicas of these and other bodies for racing use.
Stallion: Jim Kellison shut down his company in 1970, but soon missed the car business. In 1976, he introduced his own version of the Cobra replica, built by his new company, Eagle American Racing (later Red Stallion Ltd.). The Stallion was longer and wider than an original Cobra, and had a very sturdy frame to take the power and weight of a big 429ci Ford engine. The front suspension was based on Ford parts, as was the 9-inch Ford live axle in back. There were three brake options, with one being racing discs all around. The body was subtly massaged, with a "droop" nose, egg-crate grille, and doorbars for more protection. They were sold in kit and turnkey form, with new or rebuilt parts. Eagle built a reported 117 before Kellison sold out to his partner in 1980. Amazingly, Eagle also sold Stallion bodies to fit on uncut VW floorpans. Stallions (with V-8 engines) continued to be built in Texas and California by other companies. West Coast Cobra still sells a kit very similar to the old Stallion.
As you can see, Kellison built a lot of kit cars. By modern standards, they require a lot of fabrication to finish out correctly, but in their day they were considered pretty good. There are still a large number of them out there just waiting for an opportunity to wow the crowds on cruise night or stomp around the track in a vintage race. Keep your eyes open and check out the excellent Kellison Web site (www.kellisoncars.com). Farewell Jim, and thanks for the great cars!