Joel Driskill Archives Historic Sports Car and Film Archive Explore The Links Below Joel Driskill Biography Coming Soon Stories By Joel Driskill on Undiscovered Classics Progress on Recreating The Chuck Manning Special Coming Soon The Manning Competition Car Lost Manning … Continue reading
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Hi Gang… Let this be a warning to any of you who want to visit ground zero of fiberglass research in Tampa, Florida. You are welcome any time, and you can crash at the ‘Glass House, have free food…..wine, women, … Continue reading
Cars of Undiscovered Classics Joel Driskill’s Cars As of: 7/21/2024 Sports Cars Fiberglass 1952 Lancer 1955 LeGene Victress S1A 1953 Allied MG 1955 Bangert Manta Ray Vintage Race Cars 1951 Chuck Manning Special Tribute 1952 Ralph Bush Singer 1952 Red … Continue reading
Cars of Undiscovered Classics Geoffrey Hacker’s Cars Tampa, Florida Click Here Mike Puma’s Cars Buffalo, New York Click Here Joel Driskill’s Cars Richmond, Virginia Click Here Jack Farr’s Cars Cresson, Texas Click Here Steve Cowdin’s Cars Larkspur, Colorado Click Here … Continue reading
Additional Cars Scheduled For Amelia 2025 Various Classes For Review and Approval: Matt Orendec Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance March 6-9, 2025 Additional Cars Scheduled For Amelia 2025 Car 1: 1959 Morgan Devin Special Class Assigned: Race Cars Post-War 1956-1965 Owner: … Continue reading
Showcase 1957 Halliday Renault Special Body Design Influences Design of Halliday Special The body is based on an envelope body and is of original design – unknown designer. Design of Body Styling cues for the body were taken from the … Continue reading
Showcase 1957 Halliday Renault Special Vintage Photos of Both Halliday Renault Race Cars Halliday Renault Special #1 Gary Horstkorta and Allen Kuhn Gary Horstkorta and Allen Kuhn have helped us find what we believe to be the first of three … Continue reading
Showcase 1957 Halliday Renault Special Vintage Articles for Both 1955 and 1957 Halliday Renault Specials 1953 1953, July 5 (unknown but have the clipping) Photo of Dr and Mrs Paul Winters check point during Rally Important Points: This is our … Continue reading
Showcase 1957 Halliday Renault Special (raced 1957-1958) Body Design /Build: Dale Halliday / Driver: Dr. Paul Winters Commissioned By: Dr. Paul Winters Owners: Undiscovered Classics – Geoff Hacker and Marvin McFalls Research Team Geoff Hacker, Marvin McFalls, Joel Driskill, Jonathan Burnette, … Continue reading
Collections Collections Which Feature Undiscovered Classic Cars Jack Farr Collection Cresson, Texas Click Here Roth Collection Thousand Oaks, California Click Here Guy Dirkin Collection Clermont, Florida Click Here Tom and Barb Chandler Collection Elkader, Iowa Click Here Dennis and Karen … Continue reading
For Sale 1952 Irwin Lancer America’s First Fiberglass Bodied Sports Car — Fresh Restoration – 2024 — — Ford Flathead (59A) V8 Power With Dual Carburetors — — 3-Speed Manual Transmission / Columbia 2-Speed Differential — Pricing / Availability The … Continue reading
Undiscovered Classics Contributors Click on each name below to view articles and information contributed Domestic Contributors Geoff Hacker – Founder Rollie Langston Guy Dirkin Craig Johnson Nate Bowne Kyle Feller Merrill Powell Paul Sable Dennis Kazmerowski Erich Schultz Joel Driskill … Continue reading
Above: The 1951 Manning Special at Speed – And The Missing Badge
Hi Gang… I met Joel 10+ years ago when he and his family lived in Huntsville, Alabama. He was then and is now a “stress engineer.” So you ask, “What’s a stress engineer?” Here’s a definition from an aviation website: … Continue reading
Dave Lambert’s Almquist Sabre Debuted at the Willos Springs Race Track in March, 2020
Hi Gang… Back around 2012 I heard from Kip Fjeld who had found an Almquist body. He was very excited about his “find” and quickly shared plans that he and his friend Dave Lambert would be making a mold from … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I love early postwar sports car history – especially that from the 1940s. It’s practically non-existent. We think of American sports and race car history as a 1950s phenomenon – and that would be correct. Except it started … Continue reading
Hi Gang… There’s a quote by Mark Twain that I enjoy and while I often paraphrase the quote, the gist of it is this: “It Takes A Long Time To Write A Short Letter” Today’s story is ten years in … Continue reading
2021 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours d’Elegance Appearances Cigar City Concours d’Elegance 1962 Shark Roadster November 14, 2021 Chattanooga Concours d’Elegance Three Cars: 1962 Shark Roadster 1953 Maverick Sportster 1956 Woodill Wildfire (Woody’s Personal and … Continue reading
Restoration Partnerships While we restore cars for ourselves and for our customers, we also have restoration partnerships. Undiscovered Classics partners with people on ownership and restoration. Each partnership arrangement is unique and tailored to the individuals involved. After restoration, we … Continue reading
Note: This is a multi-part story, and click here to review all parts of the story Hi Gang… One of the tools an excellent researcher may have at his or her disposal is a photographic memory. Lucky for us Joel … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Undiscovered Classics is many things. One of its strongest aspects is its connection to history – the designers, the builders and a great appreciation of those with the will to create and bring to reality their dreams. We … Continue reading
Hi Gang… From the start, we’ve always been focused on hand-built American cars. While mostly defined by the “sports car” genre, we’ve been intrigued by other hand-built cars, trucks, transporters and more. So when we came across a craigslist ad … Continue reading
LOST CAR 1949 Rogue by Robert Monroe Help Us Find This Car! We’ve found plenty of interesting, cool, and lost famous cars over the past decade or so at Undiscovered Classics. It’s now your turn. As we’ve often said….. “The Cars … Continue reading
Video: TV / Web / Podcast Appearances Undiscovered Classics and Forgotten Fiberglass has appeared on TV, on the web, in podcasts and more. Below are some highlights of these appearances over the years. Jay Leno’s Garage We’ve appeared twice on … Continue reading
Recent Quote About Undiscovered Classics: Geoff Hacker and his crew are indeed scholars who embark on perilous adventures to obtain rare artifacts. Literally. I’ve seen them in action. They’re obsessive and not afraid to get dirty digging. And, by making … Continue reading
What People Are Saying About Undiscovered Classics Featured Quotes We’ve honored to be recognized by established leaders in the field, historians, journalists and more. Here are some of the quotes from across the world about who we are and what … Continue reading
Hi Gang… We’ve come to a point at Forgotten Fiberglass where we need to step back and answer some larger more analytical questions. Recent contributions to the website by Joel Driskill and Rick Feibusch have provided excellent food for thought, … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Missing pieces of history….thought lost to time….uncovered by auto archeologists near and far. We live for this “stuff” here at Forgotten Fiberglass – and today’s story is the result of one such adventure – Joel Driskill’s Excellent Adventure 🙂 … Continue reading
———– Note: This is the second part of a 2-part story on the initial article written by Chuck Manning on how to build your own sports car. Click here to review both parts of this story. ———– Hi Gang… Allow … Continue reading
———– Note: This is the first part of a 2-part story on the initial article written by Chuck Manning on how to build your own sports car. Click here to review both parts of this story. ———– Hi Gang… Allow me … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I have the honor of introducing you to another new contributor here on Forgotten Fiberglass: Joel Driskill. Recently, Joel and I crossed paths on our mutual interest in the sports car built by Chuck Manning in the early … Continue reading
Showcase 1957 Halliday Renault Special Suspension Design Engine: The Halliday Special has a transverse mounted Renault 4CV engine which was 760 cc thru 1949. In 1950 it was replaced with a 747 cc engine. Transaxle: See Luis Alarcos below Jonathan … Continue reading
American Handcrafted Cars For Sale Scroll Down To See More Cars Click Here For Detail 1959 Salvatore Salerno Devin A Time Capsule – Preserved in Original Condition Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Award Winner 2024 Museum Ready with Presentation Shared … Continue reading
Undiscovered Classics Modern Archives Undiscovered Classics featured in Hemmings, Old Cars Weekly, Autoweek and more. Also includes stories authored by or about Undiscovered Classics and Undiscovered Classic cars, and Undiscovered Classics at concours, in museums & exhibitions, on the web, … Continue reading
Undiscovered Classics: Personality Profiles These are Personality Profiles of some of the Undiscovered Classics Team – participants, contributors and more. This list continues to grow so check back for additions. We’re happy to have a large and expanding “tent” that … Continue reading