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Category Archives: *Vintage Concours, Museums & Exhibits

1951 Petersen Motorama Video and Program: Glasspar, Lancer, Skorpion & Wasp Debut

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Geoff HackerAugust 7, 2020
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Hi Gang… We search long and wide for detailed information about the vintage handcrafted car builds of yesterday, and recently we hit paydirt – video (actually film) from the 1951 Petersen Motorama. Wow! It’s hard to believe that it survived … Continue reading →

Ten Automobiles Exhibit (1953) – Automobiles As Works Of Art: The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… I dedicate this story to a friend who recently joined us here at Forgotten Fiberglass – Howie Wold.  Howie and I first met when he contacted me about his memory of visiting Vale Wright, designer and builder of … Continue reading →

Veritas Spohn Custom Car Photos Found: Feature Car of the 1957 Indianapolis Custom Car Show

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… The fantastic – and sometimes overdone – customs built by Spohn in the postwar years have captivated my attention for many a moon.  And I pine and wish that maybe…just maybe…someday I will find a neglected or forgotten … Continue reading →

Richard Arbib: A Car Is Born – International Motor Sports Show, 1952 and 1953

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 23, 2020
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Hi Gang… We’ve talked about Strother MacMinn, Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, Hugh Jorgensen, and other designers.  Now let’s talk about Richard Arbib.  He designed the most fantastic concept car ideas I’ve seen, and even one of his futuristic designs was built – just … Continue reading →

Boy Wonders And Their Magic Word – “Fiberglass”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Geoff HackerJune 20, 2020
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Hi Gang… The golden age of building your own fiberglass bodied sports car was 1951-1956. This is what Rick D’Louhy and I call the “First Generation” of fiberglass sports cars because designing and building your own car from scratch was being … Continue reading →

1953 Petersen Motorama: The Fiberglass Invasion!

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 22, 2020
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Hi Gang… If only we could go back in time….I know exactly where I would go.   To the 1950’s Petersen Motoramas. Back in 1950, Robert Petersen who started Hot Rod Magazine, Motor Trend, Car Craft, and others saw the unique … Continue reading →

1951 MOMA Exhibit – 8 Automobiles: Celebrating the Design of the 1946 Cisitalia 202 Coupe – Part 2

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang.. A few weeks ago I shared with you the theme of the 1951 Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Exhibit in New York City that focused on “8 Automobiles” viewed as art.  For me, it started the movement that views … Continue reading →

1951 MOMA Exhibit – 8 Automobiles: Celebrating the Design of the 1946 Cisitalia 202 Coupe – Part 1

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… I love design and styling.  Even if this exhibition wasn’t related to our appreciation of fiberglass cars in significant ways, I would have sought this information out for its own sake. I have always viewed cars from the 1930’s as … Continue reading →

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The 1954 Movie “Johnny Dark” starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie marked the first appearance in a movie by several noted drivers including Phil Hill, Louis Tomei, Dick Freeland, and Chuck Tatum – who drove his own car. Three of the remaining drivers went on to become some of Hollywood’s best known stuntmen including Carey Loftin, Johnny Daheim, and H Haile Chace. The remaining driver was Eric Irwin who drove his own car too – a car he designed and built called the “Irwin Lancer.”

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