The Fairlite was a kit car built by the Walklett Brothers, who were also behind Ginetta Cars, meant to be installed on the chassis of the Ford 8 and 10 HP. The Fairlite was the first full fiberglass design developed by the Walklett Brothers, in response to a drying up of sales of "specials" in favor of the booming kit car market.[1] The car was originally built as a Kit car based on the Ford 8 and 10 HP 7.5 ft (2.3 m) wheelbase, but the body could be fit to many other chassis such as the Buckler spaceframe.[2] Despite the car selling reasonably well, with 60 being made, the Walklett Brothers did not think the car followed the ethos of what they wanted Ginetta cars to be – it did not handle particularly well, and to be a Ginetta a car had to have an in-house chassis.[1] The Fairlite was therefore never sold under the Ginetta name. The kit cost £49 new.
The car cuts down on the weight of the Ford 8 and 10 HP by 560 lb (254 kg), meaning the acceleration gain is massive, with the Ginetta improving on the Ford 10 HP top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), up to 71 mph (114 km/h), which means it accelerated to 60 mph (97 km/h), in about 11 seconds, versus the Ford 10 HP which is unable to hit 60 mph (97 km/h).[2][3][4]
