Hi Gang… More and more restored vintage fiberglass sports cars from the 50s – what we call “Forgotten Fiberglass” – are showing up at Concours, on TV, in articles, and now…at auction. Let’s check out an upcoming auction which features … Continue reading
Hi Gang… You may remember last fall when we shared a 3-part story on the building of a Woodill Wildfire in 1955 by the father-son team of Ed and Phil Cox: Click Here To Review this 3 Part Story on … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Back last fall we surprised all of you by sharing the debut of Robert O’Meara’s Allied “Cisitalia” Roadster at the 2014 Watkins Glen Vintage Festival courtesy of photos provided by good fiber friend Jeff Brown. Click here to … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Let’s give a great big Forgotten Fiberglass welcome to our newest members – 16 year old Nick Bujnowski, his father Pete, and their brand new rarin’ to be restored Woodill Wildfire. Pete (father) has been into fiberglass sports cars for … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Forgotten Fiberglass is getting less “Forgotten” all the time. Case in point…a Kellison owned purchased by Lord March of Great Britain. I had first heard of this car from fiber-friend Guy Dirkin, and when the subject came up … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Last year was an exciting year of “finds” for Forgotten Fiberglass, and one of the neatest ones received national attention in the October 30th, 2014 edition of Old Cars Weekly. We had heard from new owner Bernie Kranz … Continue reading
Hi Gang… We are blessed here at Forgotten Fiberglass to have such a varied and skilled group of fiber raconteurs that make the cars interesting and the people in our group even more so. Today’s story is about a Kellison … 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… Recently one of the steely-eyed researchers in our group – Bill Foss – noticed that the movie “Johnny Dark” had been digitized and released – but with a twist. It was a hi-def version on DVD but only … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Last fall I shared with you a great article on the 1953 Manta Ray Concept Car built by Glenn Hire and Vernon Antoine of Whittier, California. Click here to review this earlier story about the Manta Ray written … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I love one-off cars. Big, small, streamlined, not so streamlined….they all represent the realization of a dream and passion whether it be from one dedicated person or a small intrepid team of designers. And when the car hails … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Last year we had the honor of working with Ray Evernham for an upcoming Spring 2015 episode of his car-themed history-oriented TV show AmeriCarna. Here’s how Ray describes his TV show: AMERICARNA – NOUN (AH-MER-I-KAR-NAH) – The History … Continue reading
Hi Gang… In yesterday’s story on the history of the Johnny Dark Wildfire, we established that there were three Woodill Wildfire Series 2 sports cars used in the movie. This was confirmed through careful review of the film and through … Continue reading
Hi Gang… One of the most famous fiberglass sports cars of the 1950s is the lead car from the 1954 movie Johnny Dark. Much speculation has taken place over the last many years concerning whether the car survives and who … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Paul Strassberger was quite a man. When he began building sports cars for an enthusiastic public in late 1952, he choose the Glasspar body and built not one but at least two Yankee Clipper sports cars. Click Here To … 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… Le’ts go Ladawri! Conquest, that is… Here’s a great article about a car I’d love to find. But Rick and I are finding too many out there gang. Who wants to find this one? – it’s a beauty! … Continue reading
Hi Gang… We are honored here at Forgotten Fiberglass to have folks interested in what we do and the cars we study. Last month I received a call from Jeff Shade of Classic Car Garage TV and Radio. Jeff’s enterprise … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I’ve been researching this car for quite some time, and recently came across a beautiful hi-res photo of the car from back in 1953. It was an experimental car – a prototype – designed by La Carrozzeria Touring … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I recently became acquainted with a great new website called “Cars Yeah” stewarded by Mark Greene. I had become aware of it via a recent interview that appeared there featuring good friend Pete Vack from Veloce Today (click here … Continue reading
