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Hi Gang… Dennis Kazmerowski loved the lines of the Jagette Special when he first saw them around 2017. The car reminded him of a Jaguar XKE and there was a reason why. Dennis ended up buying the Special and luckily … Continue reading
Geoff Hacker
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
Hi Gang… We hope you’ll enjoy our newly created Undiscovered Classics Portfolio. It’s the first time we’ve attempted to put all that we do in one place, and while it’s not a short book – it has lots of photos, … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Last week we were honored to be guests on a podcast produced by Greg Stanley called the Collector Car Podcast. Greg is an RM Sotheby’s Car Specialist Consultant and has over 25 years of experience in the collector … Continue reading
Hi Gang… As you’ll see, we’ve been busy during the quarantine – all our teams have been quite busy. And everything came together nicely on May 23, 2021 at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. I think this may have been … Continue reading
Restoration Work Begins on the Allied Swallow Body – Getting Everything “Square” is the First Step.
Hi Gang… I love seeing progress and today’s story is no different. Charles Le Menestrel of Belgium is a fan of handbuilt American Specials. Today he’s beginning the “build” of his Allied Swallow shown in today’s story with sights on … Continue reading
A Wrap-Around Windscreen on the Glasspar G2 Might Just Look Great!
Hi Gang… Many years ago when I was out west on one of our car adventures I stopped by and visited with Erich Schultz. At the time, we were testing out a sectioned piece of glass from a 1955 Ford … Continue reading
Great Shot of Chris Woodside’s First Futura Replica – Talk About Fins!
Hi Gang… One of my favorite concept / show cars from the 50s was the Lincoln Futura. Designed in America and built in Italy, it represents to me an enthusiast leap toward the future with extravagant style – design that … Continue reading
The First Three Planned Issues of Pal’s Magazine Look Extraordinary!
Hi Gang… One of our good friends and author of articles here at Undiscovered Classics, Pal Negyesi, has some exciting news to share. And the “news” is about my favorite topic – rare and unusual cars. Pal is a automotive … Continue reading
Guy Dirkin’s Byers SR-100 Is Now For Sale
Hi Gang… One of the nicest Byers SR-100 sports cars out there has just been listed for sale by its owner, Guy Dirkin. The car was originally built in the 1950s and has been restored with an eye toward racing … 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
We’re Excited To See The Final Result When Restoration of our 1953 Maverick Sportster is Complete
Hi Gang… Back in 1952, Sterling Gladwin set out to build a beautiful boulevard sports car that would make a statement no matter where it appeared – and he met that objective in every way. The Maverick was always fitted … Continue reading
Our 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Book Is Now Available – Online and In-Print
Hi Gang… Our 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet book is now online and you can review and read it for free. You can also use the controls at the bottom of the screen (when you read the book) to download the entire … Continue reading
Our SWM Gordini is off to new ownership in Valladolid, Spain
Hi Gang… As with many of our cars here at Undiscovered Classics, they find new homes so we can concentrate on other restorations. We would have loved to restore this car and pursue the history more but alas….so little time … Continue reading
Brian Miller’s 1962 Devin C Is About To Find an Excited New Owner!
Hi Gang… Another beautiful Devin sports car is being offered for sale and this one by one of our Undiscovered Classics friends – Brian Miller. Brian has been a Devin enthusiast and a vocal advocate of handcrafted sports cars since … Continue reading
Presenting…..Mike Akens Beautifully Done Victress S1A Roadster
Hi Gang… I’ve been tracking Mike Akens Victress since he bought it in a remote location of Colorado back in 2014. Right from the start, Mike jumped on its restoration and hasn’t looked back. You can check out his first … Continue reading
1951 Rally Sports Car (Norway) Built By Ralph Lysell
Hi Gang… The postwar years were an exciting time of regrowth and opportunity, and part of this energy went into creating the new postwar sports car. Smaller, more sleek and often more powerful, sports car designs were being developed in … Continue reading
1954 Frazer Custom at the 2019 “Show Cars From The Sea” in Norwalk, Connecticut
Hi Gang… I love searching for lost cars and their histories but the best part of what we do is bringing it all together. Matching the car, the history and the families related to building it and putting it all … Continue reading
The Richard Oakes Designed “Nova” – Better Known in the USA as the “Sterling”
Hi Gang… Today we welcome back one of our newest contributors, John Mellberg. John’s stories are based on a rich understanding of handbuilt cars which goes back to the late 1990s when he started one of the earliest websites dedicated … Continue reading