Jim Kellison created Kellison Engineering & Manufacturing Company in 1954. The operation was based in California and specialized in kit car creation. Kellison served as a fighter pilot during World War II, and his closeness to aerodynamic designs undoubtedly influenced his streamlined and attractive race car bodies. The company sold its product in a variety of guises and completion. The first of these products was dubbed the J-2 Roadster. The open roadster body had a 102-inch wheelbase and measured 169 inches in length. The J3 had similar dimensions, being 169 inches in length and a 98-inch wheelbase. Prices ranged from around $380 to over $500 for a complete unit. The K2 rested on a 154-inch length and an 86-inch wheelbase.
Kellison used fiberglass bodies to clothes his molds. The elegant bodies rested on tube frames.During the mid-1960s, Kellison created a new division in his company, named Grand Prix Sports and Racing, for the development of racers for Formula A, B, and Vee.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2007
The J4 Grande Turismo Coupe was Kellison's first closed-cockpit car; it was designed to accept a V8 engine mounted in the front of the vehicle.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2007
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