The Bradley GT II was the successor to the original Bradley GT, which we covered here. It was still VW Beetle-based, but was a bit more polished in its execution, which isn’t saying much. I’m guessing the front end’s bulbous nose is being exaggerated a bit by the camera angle, but still…
posted at the Cohort by canadiancatgreen
Back in the mid ’70’s a co-worker had a first gen Bradley GT that he installed a 911 engine in. He took me for a ride in it once, talk about a scary rolling deathtrap, but that thing was really fast for the times.
This second gen version looks like it’s the Jimmy Durante deluxe edition.
I thought the A pillar was getting too big in some modern cars, wow. Just wow.
Was going to say this.
I’ll bet that the A pillar was modified to accept a convenient windshield.
I think you’re right, looks like it was completed with whatever was lying around.
Full marks for inventiveness and audacity, but the overall effect is less than the sum of it’s parts.
So if it’s April 11th does that make this a double April 1st?
I think Car and Driver did a comparison test of a half dozen or so of the most popular kit-cars. As one might expect, none of them came close to the assembly quality of even the worst-built factory cars of the day but, IIRC, the Bradley came closest, mainly due to the completeness of the kit.
If someone can find it, it’d be another good one to reprint here.
The whitewalls are killing me…
My god, what an abortion!
So what year was this 2nd gen released? 1984 or later? There are bits of C4 Corvette and 3rd gen Nissan Z (ZX) here, both released in’83 IIRC.
Can’t unsee
I don’t think this is a stock Bradley GT II, in spite of the decals. If you look on the web for GT IIs, they all look like this one. Note the relatively normal A pillar thickness and very different nose.
Maybe the car above is a custom?
Of course I have to show you the electric GT II. This car’s owner says at his site here that this was not a kit, Bradley actually built 50 of these electrics themselves in 1980. Lead acid batteries and DC motor, like other 20th-Century EVs before lithium batteries and AC motor/controllers changed everything.
Yep, 1981 World Cars features this as GTElectric – $11,500 in kit and $17,500 turn-key.
Plus a non-hatchback, removable gullwing doors into T-top ‘GT Sport Electric’ ($9,500; $15,500) plus an old-timey Baron electric.
Plus, Electricar have their own shooting break four-seater called the Leopard 960. $11,950.
Styling by Playskool
Still, an amazing, rare find of a car I’ve never seen before.
Platypusmobile.
Two colors that should never ever be mixed
Indeed
Those same two colors somehow work wonderfully together in a plaid pattern upholstery of a green VW Camper…but that’s he only place.
Looks like a Ninja Turtle
I’ve got a book written in 1979 on the present state of the art of electric vehicles. It does not show the Bradley Electric which would make sense if it came out in 80. Below are the cover and preface.
Preface
2nd page
The Idiot painted over a set of Saab Sonnett II wheels. Beat him with a stick! Wait I was wrong they are five lug walmart hubcaps.
They’re alloys from an ’88 Buick Regal.
It’s the lost prototype for a straight-8 front wheel drive project.
Ugh!! Don’t stare at that thing too long or you’ll end up with an overhang hangover.
Luckily for me, I’ve restocked the eye bleach. 😉
This abomination has to have the widest A pillar of any car, truck, boat, ambulance, fire truck or army tank ever built.
I forgot to include destroyers, light cruisers, heavy cruisers and battleships.
The Bradley Amassador?
So is the engine still in the back? If so, what is under that gigantic hood?
The icing on the cake: 99% sure those parking lights are from a 2000-2002 Cavalier.
That’s not a Bradley gt II… or eh it was a Bradley gt II and was badly customized with a weird looking front end and thick a pillars.. I always thought the gt II looked a lot better than the first gen Bradleys. Not sure what the owner of this car was thinking when he felt he needed to “improve” the look.
Jurassic Schnozz
This is a car fore sale at a dealership on Fraser Highway in Surrey or Langley. It has been there for at least a year or two. I seen it many times traveling past ether passenger or driver and I finally stopped to see it. It was great to see this thing
I thought it was a Bricklin or Delorean in a wild green colour when I passed it many times lol
Not sure I would pay $8500 for a kit car built on a Buick Regal. Rather just take the Regal. Have a great look. http://autopacific.carpages.ca/used/2281710/Surrey/1972-Americana-Cub
I wonder if the giant A pillar was a solution to not being able to source the correct windshield? If so, a pretty poor solution!