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Ralph Bush at Speed In His Singer Race Car – Pomona Road Race: June 25-26, 1960
Hi Gang… Over the years I have learned about so many special people and special cars – in that order. And this story is about both – Ralph Bush and his Singer race car. How I got to know Ralph … Continue reading
Undiscovered Classics Cars Collection: 2023 Cars: Sorted by Category Click Here Cars at the Sarasota Classic Car Museum Fiberglass Cars: 1 Click Here Cars at John’s Road Storage Cars: 7 Click Here Cars at Metro Storage Cars: 5 Fiberglass Cars: … Continue reading
Restoration Photos Explore The Links Below On Display at DuPont Registry: 6-18-2016 Click Here Chassis / Mechanical Work by Ralph Smith Click Here Bodywork and Paint by Rob Hernandez Click Here … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Each car we find has a story. Sometimes we’re lucky and have some basic information down when we acquire the car. Other times we’re not so lucky and research begins in earnest. But with the Wellman Special which … Continue reading
What A Sound Car To Start From For A Full Restoration – This Will Be Exciting To Watch
Hi Gang… What’s better than having just one Glasspar G2 to restore? Well if you ask Tony St. Clair it’s having TWO Glasspar G2 sports cars to restore. And in the last few months, Tony has kept us busy here … Continue reading
Twelve Grantham Stardust Sports Cars Were Built – Just Four Remain
Hi Gang… Exciting news for one of my favorite handcrafted cars of the 1950s – the Grantham Stardust. While we have an unrestored example in our collection, Undiscovered Classics has partnered with David Deluca to restore and show his Stardust … Continue reading
Guy Dirkin on his first test drive of the Cannara I Chassis
Hi Gang… Recently we introduced you to Guy Dirkin’s latest restoration – his 1966 Cannara sports car. Click Here To Review Stories on the Cannara Restoration started earlier this year with one of our tried and true restorers – Ralph … Continue reading
Tony St. Clair’s Glasspar G2 – Next In Line To Begin Restoration at Undiscovered Classics
Hi Gang… I’ve been waiting to tell this story for 10+ years. And this week the saga begins – for Tony St. Clair, myself and all of you who are part of Undiscovered Classics. Glasspar Found: Detroit Back in 2008, … 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
Hi Gang… Each year many people visit Undiscovered Classics from near and far, and increasingly, many of those visitors are from other countries. While our available time to host visitors is a welcomed challenge, when we do so we have … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Did you know that here at Undiscovered Classics we also find, research, restore, show and sell one-off and limited production RV’s? Actually, we didn’t know that either until one day I took stock when I went to our workshop … Continue reading
Hi Gang… This past weekend we participated in our final concours d’elegance event of the year – the Cigar City Concours d’Elegance of Tampa, Florida – and we were honored to attend. For this event we did something a bit … 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
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… Great news gang. The Cigar City Concours d’Elegance has officially accepted the 1952 Glasspar G2 for presentation on their field later this year in November, 2019. We at Undiscovered Classics are excited to be showing the car on behalf … 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
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
The Designers Who They Were and What They Accomplished Design Veterans Ralph Roberts and the 1951 Skorpion: Roberts worked for Chrysler in the 1930s and 1940s and created cars and show cars such as the 1941 Chrysler Newport Dual-Cowl Phaeton … Continue reading
Hot Rods and Customs 1927 Model T Hot Rod – Built By Ralph Smith Click Here To View Test Run 1 minute video Click Here To Ralph Smith Talk Detail About How It Was Built 7 minute video 1936 Graham … Continue reading
Our Undiscovered Classics Affiliates Undiscovered Classics Affiliates These are the companies we work with and that you can work with too. JR’s Speed Shop: Venice, Florida Ralph Smith and Associates: Valrico, Florida Robinson Design: Tampa, Florida Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship: Appleton, … Continue reading
The Last Racing Singer The History of This Car From The Man Who Built And Raced It By Peter McKercher: Vice-President of North American Singer Owners Club Ralph Bush, former President of the Singer Owners Club of America, raced Singers … Continue reading
Mike Machado Behind The Wheel and Ready To Begin The Restoration of His LaDawri Conquest
Hi Gang… It’s great to see restoration plans being put in place for another LaDawri Conquest – this one owned by Mike and Bobbie Machado of Gardnerville, Nevada. Recently, Mike bought the LaDawri from good friend James Long of California, … Continue reading
Hi Gang… As a source of inspiration, one of the first books I read when we began our quest to find lost and forgotten cars of yore was Tom Cotter’s “Cobra in the Barn.” This is a book chocked full … Continue reading
Hi Gang… What a long article this is – but worth the read in every way 🙂 I’ve been putting off sharing this article with you not because it wasn’t important – it is. The article was printed just after a … 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