The quality of the fiberglass body as well as its fit and finish was lacking.
A fiberglass body was also added in 1974, and the cars were redesignated as G5M.
It was 2-door, featured a wraparound windshield and the world's first fiberglass body.
They weigh 2,900 pounds and have a fiberglass body.
Some 100 cars were produced, and you could also buy separate fiberglass bodies to make the assembly yourself.
The first car had an aluminum skin, but production models were built with fiberglass bodies.
Its fiberglass body meant no expensive sheetmetal dies to maintain.
Because of their constant exposure to water, the fiberglass bodies are regularly waxed.
Each car takes 950 hours to build, 110 of those in hand sanding of the fiberglass body.
The series uses a tubular chassis with a fiberglass body.