This 1967 AMT Piranha has been partially reassembled by its' new owner. Note the fiberglass "Man from UNCLE" style lower front valance.

The car was acquired from Jon Clifton of Ft. Wayne, who purchased it many years ago from Detroit automotive historian Michael Kollins. Kollins got the car in pieces, already missing parts and planned to drop the body onto a Lotus Europa chassis. After cutting the fiberglass tub to accommodate the Lotus chassis, work on the car stalled and other projects took over. Eventually the car was sold to Clifton.

Here is a shot of the rear deck lid with two early Porsche vents. Note the complete front suspension assembly on the floor in the background.

It has been determined that the chassis of this car was originally used for the "Man from UNCLE" car and was later converted to a street car by Gene Winfield and returned to Marbon Chemical when the AMT/Marbon agreement was dissolved. The UNCLE car was reconstructed on another chassis and toured the country on the show car circuit until it was sold on the east coast.

The rebuilt street Piranha was painted light metallic green with black seats and a black racing stripe along the rocker panels. The car eventually reached private hands, and for some reason was disassembled and later obtained by Kollins.

Here is a rare shot of the Nick's Piranha after being rebuilt by Gene Winfield. A former AMT employee poses with the car.