ACM LTD (GB)

ACM LTD (GB)

These were British manufacturers and distributors for last adaption of successful Bonito that began life in the US made by FIBERFAB called Fiberfab Avenger (note Bonito is the European name for Avenger!) has GT40 like front end and very loosly based on that being around since late 1960s

As FIBRAFAB (USA) a Us company around 1967-1982 and many of world famous kit cars were designed and manufactured by this maker there address 1966-1967 was at
548 Baldwin St, Dept KCG, Bridgeville , PA 15017
PROFILE OF COMPANY see October 1966 Car & Driver (US) Page 35-37

Road & Track magazine built US car Avenger GT see
August 1967 Road & Track (US)Page 107-109 and driving impression of car that was Chec Corvair powered which recorded in the article that Chev Corvair powered 110bhp; Popular kit car 1200 made of which 145 sold in Holland!
see August 1967 Road & Track (US) Page 110-111

an improved Avenger GT was:
AVENGER GT-12 Valkyrie see Petersen KIT CAR GUIDE Annual (US)1977 preview



has had a succession of distributors over the years which can get quite complex

in Britain car was called 1970s -1980s the EXCALIBUR see BONITO (GB)
then Later in the mid 80s sold under the brand Seraph Cars Ltd and then sold n under name Excalibur (GB)

Outside the USA before they came to the uK they were first available in Europe in Germany by a company called Bonito (D)Originally available in Germany since 1970/71, it was not made available to Britain. Manufactured under license in Britain with some improvements by ACM Ltd,Poole,Dorset. until 1983 where the British company had severe cash flow problems, company re-organized and new company AED International Ltd in Cornwall re-released the car.


For references on the car
Bonito (D) & (GB) See
June 1983 Alternative Cars (GB) page 70 brief news
Feb-March 1982 Alternative Cars (GB) Page 60-63 a Preview
Jul-August 1982 Alternative Cars (GB)Page 87 a brief test - test car had fitted a VW based kit 1680cc

and 4 car comparsion driving impression of one see 31 July 1982 Autocar (GB) Page 32-35 vs 3 other VW based kits these been Eagle SS, RSK Spyder & Uva Montage.