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Fiberfab Scarab STM | |
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![]() Fiberfab Scarab STM on road — rear ¾ view. | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Fiberfab |
Body and chassis | |
Layout | Reverse trike |
The Scarab STM is a 3-wheeled car designed and manufactured in the United States of America beginning in 1976. [1]
The Scarab STM was manufactured by Fiberfab, a company founded by Warren "Bud" Goodwin. The "STM" in the name stands for "Sport Transport Module". [2] The vehicle is a reverse trike design utilizing VW Beetle front suspension married to a rear motorcycle running gear. [1] The Scarab STM is among the rarest of Fiberfab's models, with reports that only six were ever produced.
A road test of a prototype powered by a 900 cc Kawasaki engine reported that the test car covered the standing quarter mile in 14 seconds, reached 80 mph (129 km/h) in third gear, and handled banked turns at 40 mph (64 km/h) with ease. [3]
Although photos of a prototype Scarab STM showed gull-wing doors, [4] the production models did not use them. Instead, access to the interior was gained by lifting the vehicle's roof canopy up and forward.