J-1
Wheelbase 80-82 inches
Length
146 inches
146 inchesTreadwidth 40-46 inches
40-46 inchesWidth 51 1/2 inches
Height coupe 37 inches
roadster 29 inches
J-2
Wheelbase 87-90"
87-90"Length 154"
154"Treadwidth 40-46"
40-46"Width 51 1/2"
51 1/2"Height coupe 37 1/2"
coupe 37 1/2" roadster 30"
J-3
Wheelbase 88-92"
88-92"Length 165"
165"Treadwidth 46-51"
46-51"Width 60"
60"Height 29"
29"J-4
Wheelbase 98"
98"Length 165"
165"Tredwidth 52-60"
52-60"Width 67"
Height coupe 39"
roadster 37"
J-5
Wheelbase 100-104"
100-104"Length 176"
176"Treadwidth 52-60"
Width 67"
Height 39"
J-6
Wheelbase 100-104"
100-104"Length 167"
167"Treadwidth 52-60"
Width 66"
Height 49"
X-300GT
Wheelbase94-98"
94-98"Length 162"
162"Treadwidth56-61"
56-61"Width 65"
Height 41 1/2"
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*Production Numbers Unknown*
*Production Numbers
Coupe 15-20
Roadster Unknown*
*Production Numbers
Coupe 10-15
Roadster 50-60*
*Production Numbers
Coupe 300
Roadster 20-25*
*Production Numbers
Coupe 350-400*
*Production Numbers
Panther Coupe 500+*
*Production Numbers
X300GT 500*
* ALL JIM KELLISON'S RECORDS WHERE DESTROYED IN A FIRE SO ALL PRODUCTIONS NUMBERS ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON JIM MEMORIES*
* ALL JIM KELLISON'S RECORDS WHERE DESTROYED IN A FIRE SO ALL PRODUCTIONS NUMBERS ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON JIM MEMORIES*
Astra X-300GT: By the mid-'60s, most of the Kellison bodies were being sold by Allied Fiberglass under the Astra name. They came out with the X-300GT, a J-4 variant featuring a higher roof line to gain head room in the interior. It also had an oval grille, while many J-series bodies had squared-off grilles.
J-6 Panther: An updated version of the J-4 with angular grille, a more pointed tail, trunk lid, higher roofline, and other detail differences. It could be easily attached to a '53-62 Corvette chassis.
J-5: A version of the J-4 with quad headlights and a 102-inch wheelbase that came out in the mid-'60s. The roof was raised 1-inch for more clearance, and the doors were extended.
J-4 Grand Turismo: This handsome coupe had a 98-inch wheelbase and was sold in kit and turnkey form. The basic kits started at $365, and a completed car was $6,700 in 1960. The J-4 body was also used on many road racers, dragsters, show cars, and Bonneville cars. Although normal production bodies had inner panels, firewalls and extra reinforcement, Kellison also made lightweight Competition Bodies with no inner structure.
J-3: Visually similar to the J-2 roadster, but shorter, and intended for a 98-inch wheelbase. The retail price was $400. These bodies were also used on a small number of racing cars in the '50s.
J-2: An attractive roadster from the late-'50s, the J-2 was scaled to fit a 90-inch wheelbase, was 15 inches long, and sold for $380 in 1959.
J-1: A small coupe designed to fit on Austin-Healey Sprite and Crosley chassis. It had a "double-bubble" top like some Fiat-Abarth models and Zagato-bodied Ferrari's.
