Showcase 1954 Debonnaire / Venture Design By Phillip Egan (from the Tucker Design Team) Owner: Paul Sable, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania — America’s Boulevard Sports Car — History of This Car This was one of the Debonnaire’s built by the factory. … Continue reading
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Paul Sable, Ph.D. Automotive Historian, Author, Enthusiast And Chief Judge About Paul Sable Interview Listening Time: 39 Minutes Cars Yeah! March 10, 2019 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance: 2014 Concours Program Click Here To Return To “Personality Profiles” … 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
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American Sports Customs Chattanooga Motor Festival October 11-13, 2024 Sport Custom Definition Handbuilt American two-place sports cars built from the mid 1940s thru 1960. Sport customs were usually constructed on a production car chassis with some modification. The rarest of … Continue reading
Showcase 1959 Salvatore Salerno Devin A Time Capsule – Preserved in Original Condition — Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2024 Award Winner — — Museum Ready With Presentation Shared in History Book — History of This Car Salvatore Salerno started building … Continue reading
————————————— Cars – Show – Pebble Beach – Dream Cars of the 50s (2023) – Worksheet ————————————— Confirmed Cars 1: 1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet – Wayne and Amy Gould (Martin and Blake Godbey) 2: 1953 Maverick Sportster – Tom and Barb … Continue reading
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Restoration Photos Explore The Links Below Photos As Found Click Here Chassis / Mechanical Work by Ralph Smith Click Here Bodywork and Paint by Rob Hernandez Click Here … Continue reading
2024 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours d’Elegance Appearances Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance Featuring: 1949 Packard Monte Carlo (Henney / Arbib) November 3rd, 2024 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Featuring: American Sports Customs October 13, 2024 Pebble Beach … Continue reading
Showcase 1953 Woodill Wildfire – 1 of 2 Johnny Dark Movie Cars Design By B.R. “Woodill” and Bill Tritt Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — Johnny Dark Movie Car Starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie — History of This Car … 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
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Above: Work Continues on Paul Sable’s 1955 Debonnaire – Designed by Phillip Egan
Hi Gang… I’ll be showing progress soon on the restoration of Paul Sable’s 1955 Debonnaire, so I think it makes sense to share the history of this car and the marque as I did so in September, 2018 for Reincarnation … Continue reading
Undiscovered Classic Cars at Major Concours 2007 to Present 2020 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 1952 Voodoo Gardner Showing With Owners Brian And Sue Ford 2019 Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance Two Cars: 1937 Custom Cord Phaeton 1954 Frazer Custom Cigar City Concours … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Back in 2014, we were honored to participate in the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance with our 1955 Californian Sports Car (later identified as the LeGene Sports Car). The class was arranged by Paul Sable and it was called … Continue reading
Raiders of the Lost Cars The Greatest American Car Story NEVER Told What People Are Saying… “In attempting to capture the significance and passion inherent in Undiscovered Classics, I can’t seem to shake the graphic allusion to Indiana Jones and … Continue reading
Confirmed and Proposed Concours Classes, Events and Exhibitions Confirmed Classes For 2024 Barnfinds Class Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance Debut: 1949 Packard Monte Carlo by Richard Arbib October 31-November 3, 2024 American Sports Customs – America’s Boulevard Cruisers Postwar late 40s … Continue reading
Customer Cars In Restoration With Undiscovered Classics We are currently managing and restoring cars for many of our customers. Here are some of these cars being restored. We’ll be adding additional detail about their restorations soon. 1952 Voodoo Gardner Designer: … Continue reading
Undiscovered Classics & Forgotten Fiberglass Review The History Of Our Site And Organization The Beginning “Undiscovered Classics” began as “Forgotten Fiberglass” with the acquisition of my 1961 Covington Tiburon Coupe. In the spring of 2006, my friend John Bowen called … Continue reading
Hi Gang… America is replete with stories on building your own car or car company in the early postwar years. While 90% of these stories came out of California, the rest of America was also busy – including Charles “Chuck” … 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
Our Story – A Historical Perspective Introduction From concept cars to teardrop streamliners… From vintage race car transporters to lakesters… From race cars to sports cars… From legendary custom cars to even concept dune buggies… Geoff Hacker and his team have … Continue reading
Hi Gang… One of the best things about running Forgotten Fiberglass is meeting new folks – especially those with an interest on the history of fiberglass outside the USA too! Today I have the honor of introducing you to Pal … Continue reading
Hi Gang… We’re honored this year to again participate in the 2015 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance in Boca Raton, Florida – and we want you to join us this weekend too! Last year we showed our vintage 1955 Californian Sport … Continue reading
Hi Gang… In the mid 1950s, the name Bugatti still evoked the greatness of its prewar years, and many a car enthusiast wanted to see this marque return to the forefront of design. A well-known French artist – James-Jacques Brown … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Vintage literature is the key to finding the history of our cars. But it’s not just vintage automotive magazines – that’s easy. You have to “belly up to the bar” and seek out all the ancillary print materials … Continue reading
Hi Gang… When Rick D’Louhy and I started down the path of researching and celebrating the rich and detailed history of vintage fiberglass sports cars in America our first and most enthusiastic supporter was Bill Warner of the Amelia Island … Continue reading
Hi Gang…. “So how was Carlisle?” you might ask….” In one of our last stories back in early May, Rick D’Louhy and I were prepping for our trip to participate in the Import and Kit Nationals held yearly in Carlisle, … 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
The Greatest American Car Story NEVER Told The Emergence of the American Postwar Sportscar Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Program: March, 2015 Authors: Geoffrey R. Hacker Ph.D., Rick D’Louhy Ph.D., Guy Dirkin Ph.D., Rollie Langston, Raffi Minasian, Paul Sable Ph.D., Harold … Continue reading
Hi Gang… About a year ago, I heard from an enthusiast in Manitoba, Canada – Ed A. – who wrote the following: Geoff, I just found your web site tonight which is quite fascinating. I have a friend here in … Continue reading
Hi Gang… For those of you who have been a part of LaDawri.com and Forgotten Fiberglass these past many years you have witnessed an evolution. We started our focus on just one marque with Jon Greuel’s website on LaDawri sports … Continue reading
Hi Gang… This is one of the earliest references to the debut of Clearfield Plastics we’ve found yet, and was sent in by good friend and automotive historian Paul Sable (Thanks Paul!). But what’s that you say? Clearfield Plastics is … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Just got home from my Forgotten Fiberglass “jaunt” into the Northeast this holiday. Some of the highlights include: Ten days on the road behind the wheel of my Suburban with car trailer in tow Had two tires “explode” … Continue reading
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
Hi Gang… Who can’t show a bit of affection for a fiberglass car called an “Imp?” You know… if I would have created a car, the name of it would have been something glorious – something memorable – something fantabulous … Continue reading
Hi Gang… What in the world is an “IMP?” I’ve often seen mention of this car in automobile encyclopedias, but I’ve never seen one and never found literature concerning the car – until recently – in the hands of automobile … 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
Hi Gang… Fiberglass cars were designed, built, and celebrated across the USA back in the 1950’s. We tend to forget this because ground zero was Los Angeles, but inspiration on what they did in California percolated throughout the country – and … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Welcome to the new “Forgotten Fiberglass” Website. I’m very excited to move to this new format for several reasons…. It is a place where we can feature stories of vintage fiberglass cars and discuss them too – with … Continue reading
Showcase Production Fiberglass Sports Cars Coming Soon 1954 Debonnaire America’s Boulevard Sports Car Designed by Phillip Egan – From The 1948 Tucker Design Team Owners: Paul Sable, Ph.D., Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania Click Here 1957 LaDawri Conquest Canada’s First Fiberglass Sports … Continue reading
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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
Hi Gang… I like to go the extra mile – confirm beyond a reasonable doubt what we’ve heard time after time and have long accepted as fact. Too long, sometimes. The story of postwar sports cars always starts with American … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Sports cars and postwar America go hand-in-hand. Which is ironic because you can count the number of individual American sports cars from 1945-1950 on probably just two hands. These “babies” were rare back then, and are like “vapor” … Continue reading