Be Unique

Be  Unique Why  Buy  An  Undiscovered  Classics  Car?     It’s  All  About  The  Dream 5 components: Who built it and how Who designed it These cars epitomized later American sports car design Achievements in design/styling at Motoramas across America … Continue reading

For Sale: Cars Home Page

Cars  For  Sale     Click  Here  To  View  All  “Before / After”  Photos  on  One  Page Scroll  Down  To  See  Link  To  Cars  For  Sale  And  Other  Information “We  Find,  Research,  Restore,  Show  and  Sell America’s  Lost  Automotive  Treasures“ … Continue reading

Coupe of Desire – The 1968 Snedeker Coupe


The 1968 Leo Snedecker Coupe – An Artistic Mix of Byers and Kellison

Hi Gang… Dave Peterson’s telling of the story of his two cars – both built by Leo Snedecker – really underlines the fact of just how “handcrafted” these special-built sports cars were across America.  And as you’ll read, Leo didn’t … Continue reading

History: Byers SR-100, CR-90

History Byers  Sports  Cars  (1955 – 1968) Design  By  Jim  Byers —  The  World’s  Most  Beautiful  Sports  Car — Road  &  Track,  February,  1957 Byers  Sports  Cars Road and Track featured a Byers SR-100 on the cover of their magazine in … Continue reading

Model SR-100 Specifications

Model  SR-100  Specifications Model SR-100 (as reported in Byers Brochures) Designer: Jim Byers (based on Dick Jones/Meteor SR1 design) Model: SR-100 (SR or “Sports Roadster”) Introduction Date: 1955 Production: 1955-1961 (Byers) 1961-1965 (Kellison) Wheelbase: 99 to 101 inches (100 inches optimum) … Continue reading

Byers Brochures

Byers  Brochures Byers  Company  Production  &  Sales 1957 Fiber-Craft 1958 J.E.  Byers  Fiberglass  Company Based  on  Rollie  Langston  Communication,  Jim  Byers Changed  the  Name  Of  His  Company  in  1958 1959 J.E.  Byers  Fiberglass  Company 1963 Last  Year  Known  For  Byers  … Continue reading

Silodrome: Stories on UC Cars

Silodrome – Gasoline  Culture  Magazine  Stories  on  Undiscovered  Classics  Automobiles On  The  Web Silodrome:  Gasoline  Culture  Magazine Home  Page Articles Project  Car:  A  Rare  Kellison  J6  Panther  V8 Silodrome: July  25th,  2022 American  Designed  and  Built:  The  Byers  SR-100 The  … Continue reading

Sarasota Classic Car Museum

Sarasota  Classic  Car  Museum Undiscovered  Classics  Cars  on  Display Sarasota,  Florida 2008  to  Present Martin  Godbey Owner and Curator: Sarasota Classic Car Museum Proprietor: Vintage Motors of Sarasota Cars  In  Museum (Scroll Down To See Photos of Cars) 1937 Long-Wheelbase … Continue reading

Showcase: Fiberglass – Production Bodies – Restored

Showcase Production  Fiberglass  Sports  Cars Restored 1958  LeMans  Coupe The  Most  Exciting  Sports  Car  Design  of  its  Era Designed by Strother MacMinn Owners:  Dennis  and  Karen  Kazmerowski, Califon, New Jersey Click  Here 1952  Victress  S1A The  Lost  Motor  Trend  Victress  … Continue reading

Generation 2: 1956-1969

Generation 2: 1956-1969 Generation 2 fiberglass sports cars were characterized by… Bocar Devin  Sports  Cars Kellison LaDawri  Coachcraft The Cavalier Was Launched in Vancouver, Canada in 1956 The Name Changed to Conquest and it was Launched in the USA in … Continue reading

Concours d’Elegance Classes Created

Concours  d’Elegance  Classes  Created Overview While we’ve participated in many concours events, (click here to view the highlights of some of these events) we’ve also had the honor of working with concours founders, creators, administrators and staff to create some … Continue reading

2018

2018 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance  Appearances Museum,  Event  and  Exhibition  Appearances Show  Cars  From  The  Sea Norwalk  Maritime  Aquarium,  Norwalk  Connecticut Two Cars: 1956 Bangert “Manta Ray” and 1962 “Shark” Roadster Saturday June … Continue reading

2017

2017 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 1956 Bangert Manta Ray March 9-11, 2017: Amelia Island, Florida Museum,  Event  and  Exhibition  Appearances DuPont Registry Show June, 2017 Exhibited: 1956 Bangert … Continue reading

Dave Perry

Dave Perry Old School Restorations Born in ’42, I got my first fiberglass ‘itch ‘in 1956 when I began building my second street rod, the 47 Chevy Fastback that I got after my dad bought a new Mercury Montclair. Early, … Continue reading

Production Numbers

PRODUCTION  NUMBERS For the aforementioned reasons concerning the time and effort it took to complete a sports car, more – or less – of these cars were built than one might have imagined.  When looking at production numbers from the … Continue reading

Contributors

THE  FORGOTTEN  FIBERGLASS  FAMILY— OUR  CONTRIBUTORS — “We’re Honored To Have So Many Passionate Contributors to the Cause – People We Consider to be Part of the Forgotten Fiberglass Family” The  Forgotten  Fiberglass  Family: Forgotten Fiberglass is much larger than … Continue reading