WTF is this?

[Torsten2001]

Taken in Cape Town in the 60's, next to the Consul / Zephyr, what is it?

[seth]

Surely nothing form a major manufacturer? Perhaps its a local fibreglass special?

[scooters]

it looks very like a bespoke fibreglass hard top on a convertible of some sort - saw one like it on a Vitesse once...oin the old days before manufacturers supplied hard tops 3rd party companies used to make them...you could buy kits to DIY as well

[Justin Case]

It is a GSM Dart, a South african sports car of the late 50s/early 60s which was also quite successful in competition

 

Front view:

 

http://www.cartorque.co.za/0496.htm

[AeroNautiCal]

Figures that its South African, as the poster on the lamp post is headlined Cape Town.

[Barrett.in.the.USA]

Looks like I got here too late

 

These things look ace. They were actualy built in England for a bit and there are still a couple running around over here. One of my favourite of the GRP specials, they had a proper FHC model later on called the Flamingo, which is great but mental looking. As usual with this sort of thing there is a dearth of info on the web. Good work finding that pic Vek!