Hi Gang… Did you know we have over 100 stories about vintage “Forgotten Fiberglass” cars on our website now? We are just over a year old, and have published (with great assistance and help from many of you) 115 stories … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Hi Gang… I know the automotive world is not all fiberglass. However, there are times when some of you…. or some of me…. will want to share something – not related to the fiberglass genre in any way. In this spirit, … Continue reading
Hi Gang… We’re honored to have not one but two Woodill Wildfires being restored in preparation for the Milwaukee Masterpiece in August 2011. (Click here for more information about this event.) Let the race begin! Dick Foster who built his … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I have exciting news to share! Just on the heels of 2010 where cars of the “Forgotten Fiberglass” class debuted at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and “Fantasies in Fiberglass” was a 6 month display at the Petersen … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The opening picture shows Bill Burke in his 1946 Belly Tank Streamliner. Make no mistake about this picture – the relevance for our fiberglass sports cars is all in the axles, and what better picture to show than … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Rick D’Louhy and I continue to ferret out little known publications and booklets from the early and mid 1950’s on how to build a fiberglass car body. After all, this was a time when sports car excitement was … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The best article focusing on a Bangert bodied car, no doubt, appears in the November 1962 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. The article opens with the statement: “As Fine As They Come” They were right on target with … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Paul Sable has been a strong supporter of vintage fiberglass sports cars over the years – and has become a great friend too. I first met Paul at the Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance in 2007 when he was … Continue reading
Note: This is the final installment of a 3 part series of articles on the Johnny Dark Victress, Virgil Rice, Mack Hellings, Bob Stelling, the Hellings Company, and Stelling and Hellings. Here are links to the other parts of the story: … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Happy New Year! Let’s talk LaDawri ! And why not? After all, finding the Dawes family in 2006 was what set Rick D’Louhy and me on the path of researching the early history of fiberglass cars. And… we hope … Continue reading