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Fiberfab Scarab STM

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nameFiberfab Scarab STM
imageFiberfab Scarab STM Kit Car.jpg
captionFiberfab Scarab STM on road — rear ¾ view.
manufacturerFiberfab
layoutReverse trike
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The Scarab STM is a 3-wheeled car designed and manufactured in the United States of America beginning in 1976.

History

The Scarab STM was manufactured by Fiberfab, a company founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin. The "STM" in the name stands for "Sport Transport Module". The vehicle is a reverse trike design utilizing VW Beetle front suspension married to a rear motorcycle running gear. The Scarab STM is among the rarest of Fiberfab's models, with reports that only six were ever produced.

A road test of a prototype powered by a 900 cc Kawasaki engine reported that the test car covered the standing quarter mile in 14 seconds, reached 80 mph in third gear, and handled banked turns at 40 mph with ease.

Although photos of a prototype Scarab STM showed gull-wing doors, the production models did not use them. Instead, access to the interior was gained by lifting the vehicle's roof canopy up and forward.

References

References

  1. (1982). "The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars — 1885 to the Present". E. P. Dutton.
  2. Theobald, Mark. (2019). "Fiberfab part 1".
  3. Zmuda, Joseph. (October 1975). "3-wheel car".
  4. . (2020). ["Fiberfab Scarab"](https://www.ottw.es/ottw/portfolio-item.php?idmoto=2515).
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