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Hi Gang… Is it possible? Could it be? Was there a Duesenberg powered Allied special built back in the day? Of course there was! And good friend Jim Miller, SCTA historian and dry lakes enthusiast told me all about it. … Continue reading
Geoff Hacker
Hi Gang… As we continue the “march” of our specials…how ‘bout one that appeared in April 1955 Road & Track? Namely, the Glasspar Ascot. We’ve seen this car before. It first appeared on the streets in the February 1955 issue … Continue reading
Hi Gang… One of the most celebrated fiberglass specials of the 1950’s was built by Richard Bosley of Mentor, Ohio. John Bond of Road and Track thought very highly of this car as he tracked its progress being built and … Continue reading
Note: This is the second installment of multi-part series of articles on: The “Big Bang” of Fiberglass: Motor Trend, November 1951 Click here to read the first part of the story. ——————————– Hi Gang… Hot rods in Detroit in 1951! … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Did we find it? A fiberglass or plastic car built before Henry Ford’s 1941 plastic car? If we did, I have Glenn Brummer and John Gunnell to thank for it. Recently, I heard from Glenn as follows: Geoff … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Here’s a great article on one of Dean Moon’s best known race cars – his Devin bodied “Moonbeam.” I’m still looking for the first article to hit the stands with this car in it, and this may be … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Rick D’Louhy and I are trying to paint a picture – a fiberglass picture – of the 1950’s. To do so we’re assembling all known articles big and small. And…. laying on top of the articles is the … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Specials are coming out of the woodwork! Every where you look in the 50’s, more and more were presenting themselves for admiration and sale. And Noel Bangert’s cars were no exception. Noel came out with his first car … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The Meteor SR 1 is simply a beautiful sports car. Although the initial car was built by Dick Jones with Jim Byers and debuted at the 1953 Petersen Motorama, today’s story in Road and Track was published about … Continue reading
Hi Gang… There’s so much to share about vintage fiberglass cars. One of the reasons I’m publishing stories at a brisk pace is to help create a “body of knowledge” about these cars that everyone has access to via the … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I was born in 1962 – on the last day of May. And I was born to love cars. I don’t know why. Family lore tells me that when I was very young – before kindergarten – I was … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I’ve written about Beau Hickory before – and I’ll write about him again. The last article I shared was by Michael Lamm and focused on his “Virgo” VW based sports car. Click here to read about Beau Hickory’s … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Here it was October 1961 and the magazines were already calling Glasspar G2’s “Classic.” Music to my ears, gang…. Tony St. Clair first alerted me to this article – and so did Rodney Packwood along the way. When … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I’m feel like I’m the Indiana Jones of vintage automotive magazines – postwar – that is. That’s how I feel. I didn’t know that was my destiny, but what the heck….if you want the stories and the legends, … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Recently I wrote about the Dr. Richards Allied Special now owned by the Kunicki family. Click here to review the first part of this story. Dennis Kunicki originally bought the car in April 1961 – he was just … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Sometimes I don’t know what to think. But as we started to move cars all around, I thought to myself “well…perhaps someone somewhere might get some good from all of this work we’re doing.” You see, when I … Continue reading
Hi Gang… The 1960’s were a wild time. I mean in fiberglass sports cars, of course! Specially designed and individually designed fiberglass sports car bodies which dominated the 1950’s sports car scene were being replaced with clones or copies of … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Ok…the thumbnail picture of Hemmings Motor News Magazine with a 1954 Venus on it hasn’t happened yet. But we’re getting closer 🙂 Rick D’Louhy and I have taken our message of fiberglass sports cars to all parts of … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Let’s celebrate the Ford Times Magazines of the 1950’s. Why? Their section in nearly each postwar issue called “Custom Conversions” is a treasure trove of lost customs and hot rods of the 40’s and 50’s. And boy do … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Noel Bangert was one special guy – and a talented designer too. I’ll share another article on design he penned back in the 1950’s in the near future, and you’ll see what I mean that he was an … Continue reading