Long before FiberFab’s hit cars like the Avenger, there was the Aztec GT, and the car that would become the namesake of the Aztec 7 (due, they say, to its quality construction). It’s also probably one of the first kits to have gullwing doors.
Eric Martin, who runs (or ran; I’m not sure if the company still exists) the chassis manufacturer A&E — on whose custom chassis this originally VW kit is built — built up an aerokit for his Aztec GT, making it look far more produced and modern. It was done using urethane foam covered in fiberglass mat and cloth. I believe this was one of the first cars, if not the first car, that I ever posted to the site.







[…] Long ago Jim D. bought this first generation Aztec from a friend. This is a picture of it back in 1976. He’s asked me to try and help him find other pictures of Aztecs of this era, so if you have some email them to me, and I’ll try and dig some more of from my archives (I recently posted Eric’s Aztec GT). […]
Is it for sale? eager to buy
[…] not sure if A&E (owned originally by my friend Eric Martin) still exists as a company (it’s been a long time), but I wanted to share some old photos of […]
Hello,, trying to find a way to get ahold of eric martin, I bought a chasis from himabout 7 years ago and wanted to send a video to him showing that i had gotten it road worthy. Doesnt have a web page for A and E engineering anymore. Can you help? Mark Kates markrkates@gmail.com