Raffi Minasian Author, Historian, Restorer Collector and Automobile Designer About Raffi Minasian Interview Listening Time: 34 Minutes Cars Yeah! June 29, 2015 Website RM Design Website Click This Link To Explore Raffi Minasian’s RM Design Website Click Here To Return … Continue reading
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Hi Gang… Late last year we found and acquired another interesting hand-built car. We bought it (actually traded for it) and took a risk like we always do. What was the car? Who built it? When was it built? What … Continue reading
Driven to Build Pebble Beach Insider: 2018 Author: Raffi Minasian … Continue reading
Special-Bodied Corvairs Built On Corvair Chassis Each of the cars below was built on a Corvair chassis. This means that the body was removed (cut) off the chassis at the floor level and additional structure added as new body was … Continue reading
The Simpson Design “Swift” – The Latest Custom Design By Jim Simpson and Company
Hi Gang… I’ve admired the work that has come from Simpson Design several years before I got the chance to talk with and meet Jim Simpson. Since that day, Jim and I have been fast friends and on several occasions … 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: Dan Palatnik’s Dramatic Rendering of our 1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet
Hi Gang… Dan Strohl of Hemmings Motor News posted an article this weekend on one of our favorite people – Dan Palatnik (you can scroll down in this story and follow the link to read the story in Hemmings about … Continue reading
Showcase 1966 Cannara I Designed and Built By Ray Cannara Owner: Guy Dirkin, Ph.D., Clermont, Florida — Designed at the Beginning of the Wedge Car Movement — History of This Car Ray Cannara, a native Floridian was a successful designer … 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
1954 Kaiser “Tahitian Dragon” – Anticipated Car Build – We started this project in 2015 with the help designers such as Raffi Minasian and Dan Palatnik as well as enthusiasts such as Rollie Langston helping us clarify our vision. We … 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… More and more we see the handcrafted cars of the 40s, 50s, 60s being written about in major magazines and accepted at world-class concours. The cars and their history have a compelling story to share with the public … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Several weeks ago I brought you up to speed on the story of our Maverick Sportster – a car we’ve teamed up with Tom Chandler and Company of Elkader, Iowa to restore and show. Click here to review the … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I started out this morning wanting to write a short story that was just part of what you’ll read today – the adventure of getting a 1953 Cadillac body off its chassis for our Maverick restoration. But…so many … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Last we checked in with Marshall Foxworthy and his U.S. Mark II Sports Car, he had just received his sports car body and was up to his neck in research on the car. Click here to review that … 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… We always think of the first production fiberglass car in America as being the 1953 Corvette – and for all intents and purposes that assertion is right. As Raffi Minasian has discussed with me many times, production infers … 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… Many of you know my passion for vintage cars started with my grandfather, Morrie Hacker, my mother Ruth, and mentorship in my early teenage years from Paul Terhorst of Chicago, Illinois. I was well-schooled in great old cars, … Continue reading
——– Note: This is the second in a series of articles on Bill Miller’s Packard Special. Click here to review all articles in this series. ——– Hi Gang… It’s great when stories continue to expand – and the one on … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Look at how the CRV was introduced to the public in 1965 on the inside of their fabulous press kit / investor brochure: CRV: Cycolac Research Vehicle “Rarely have potentialities of a material been put to more extensive … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Howard “Dutch” Darrin was a designer bar none. He’s remembered for styles he penned and cars he designed from the 1930’s thru our favorite age of cars – the 1950’s. But what was the last car he designed … 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
Note: This is the second installment of a 2 part series of articles on the 1975 Mechanix Illustrated Urba Car. Here is the link to the first part of this story: Click Here to Read Part 1 ——————————– Hi Gang… … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Each one of us steps up to the plate, from time to time, and helps cement both the history and relevance of vintage fiberglass sports cars to the automotive community. That’s exactly what Mark Brinker did several years … Continue reading
Hi Gang.. Back on June 26th, the Petersen Automotive Museum scheduled a “mid-exhibit” event to punctuate their “Fantasies in Fiberglass” display that was being held throughout most of 2010. Click here for more information concerning this event held in 2010. … Continue reading
Hi Gang… What a year for fiberglass!!! First…. the exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum called “Fantasies in Fiberglass” opened in February. Next….the “Forgotten Fiberglass” class debuted at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in March. Now….It’s already a week into … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The Petersen Automotive Museum is opening 2010 by celebrating the designers and entreprenuers who created fiberglass automobiles from the 1940’s thru the present day. Leslie Kendall, the Curator of the Petersen Museum, and other luminaries within the Petersen organization have assembled a … Continue reading
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