GJM was a Sydney-based Australian manufacturer known for producing the Taipan, a high-performance sports car styled after the Anglo-American AC/Shelby Cobra of the 1960s but independently designed and built in Australia. The Taipan went on sale in December 1986. By that time, three examples had been completed, with five more under construction. The car featured a lightweight fibreglass body and was built around a driveline described as "cannon-proof." Power came…