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2013, March: Classic & Sports Car (UK) LaSaetta

LaSaetta Sports Car Car “Save” As Part of Pebble Beach Concours 2012 Trip Classic & Sports Car (UK): March, 2013 … Continue reading →

SOS! Save the La Saetta! My Adventures in the Days Before The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Geoff HackerJune 30, 2020
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Hi Gang… This past year I was honored to present our 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.  The efforts to create a class of Sport Custom cars – the predecessors to our beloved forgotten fiberglass handcrafted … Continue reading →

The Testaguzza Brothers La Saetta – “The Thunderbolt:” Motor Life, August 1955

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… What fun it is to share the fiberglass designs of the Midwest.  Recently, I wrote about the fiberglass cars of the Northeast in a story about the Rockefeller Yankee.  Today’s story focuses on the Detroit born and bred … Continue reading →

The 1952 La Saetta by Testaguzza: The Tasteful Custom Sports Car

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Geoff HackerJune 30, 2020
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Hi Gang… In Italian, “La Saetta” translates to “The Lightning” or “Lightning Bolt” and it was in late 1952 that Gino and Cesare Testaguzza debuted their “La Saetta” – a 110 to 116 inch wheelbase sports car / boulevard cruiser … Continue reading →

Modern Plastics February 1953 – A “Gaggle” of Glass For You to Review

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 25, 2020
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Hi Gang… “Watch 1953…..Plastic bodies are not only the coming thing – they have come, and they are too good not to stay”. That’s what Jim Potter, managing editor of Motor Trend wrote in December 1952 – and he was exactly right.  … Continue reading →

Manual of Building Plastic Cars – Part 1

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 26, 2020
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Hi Gang… There’s so much information about vintage fiberglass cars – if you know where to look.  One of my favorite pieces of information comes from the 1954 Trend Book Titled “Manual of Building Plastic Cars”.  What a gem of … Continue reading →

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  • Evan on The 1959 Argonaut: $25,000 Supercar: January, 1959 Popular ScienceHello Richard, I am very interested in any further information about the Argonaut vehicle. I
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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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