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Category Archives: CRV Piranha

Check Out Nick Whitlow’s Book on the CRV / AMT Piranha

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… Our good friend Nick Whitlow recently completed a book on the history, design, development and production of the CRV / AMT Piranha – and he’s exactly the right person to have done so.  We’ve known Nick for nearly … Continue reading →

Nick Whitlow Shares His Restoration of a 1967 AMT Piranha

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… It’s been awhile since we heard from our friend Nick Whitlow and his research into and restoration of an AMT Piranha.  Last time we checked Nick was working on a Piranha that has since been sold to a … Continue reading →

Lost CRV Sports Car Publicity Photos – “Found!”

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… The research we do here at Forgotten Fiberglass is certainly a collaborative effort.  Recently, I saw a comment posted on our website that accompanied the following story on the CRV sports car (click here to review the story) … Continue reading →

Super Plastic Sports Car Unveiled – CRV-4 Worldwide Tour Press Release

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… Another press release photo uncovered most likely circa 1965 – we’ll let Nick Whitlow, our resident CRV historian and expert, chip in and share his thoughts on the date in the comments area below. Based on the wording … Continue reading →

Gene Winfield Shares Photos of the CRV: Part 1

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… Back in 2008, I traveled to California to spend some time with Gene Winfield – customizing legend from the 50s forward and all around great car guy.  I had made the trip to confirm that he was the … Continue reading →

The Birth of the CRV Centaur (Piranha): Original Press Release Emerges 1964-1965

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… Nick Whitlow is the “king” of all things CRV.  He’s been collecting information about these cool 1960s sports cars for years before I started researching vintage fiberglass cars with Rick D’Louhy, so having a resident expert on hand … Continue reading →

The Borg-Warner CRV – In The News: Central Park Publicity Photo, March, 1965

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… In the past few years, more and more publicity shots that were distributed to newspapers and magazines are showing up in collections for sale.  Canvassing those collections for fiberglass gems has become another passion of mine in researching … Continue reading →

Fiberglass State of the Industry: Car and Driver, November 1971

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 28, 2020
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Hi Gang… Thanks goes to Harold Pace, noted author and great friend, for directing me to the source of today’s article. Today’s article from Car and Driver Magazine in ’71 gives great insight into the state of the fiberglass sports … Continue reading →

The 1970 Can Am 1 By Bolide Motors – An Extension of Borg-Warner and the CRV

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Geoff HackerJune 3, 2020
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Hi Gang… I love finding new fiberglass sports cars…. That is, information about new cars – cars that I have not heard of before built in fiberglass or forms of plastic where creativity shows no bounds.  And that’s what happened … Continue reading →

Introducing the CRV: Cycolac Research Vehicle – By Marbon Chemicals (1965)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi Gang… Look at how the CRV was introduced to the public in 1965 on the inside of their fabulous press kit / investor brochure: CRV: Cycolac Research Vehicle “Rarely have potentialities of a material been put to more extensive … Continue reading →

Mission Possible! Nick Whitlow Catches a Piranha!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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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 →

One More Adventure for 2009 – CRV and Dennis Kazmerowski

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Geoff HackerMay 14, 2020
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Hi gang.. Having got home not too long ago from the last adventure (trip to Michigan to pull back a car in November), I felt 5 car-related trips in 2009 was probably enough. Maybe too good. There’s lots to catch … Continue reading →

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