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Category Archives: Sportstar Associates

Lost Car: More Information Surfaces on the 1952 Sportstar Special

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Geoff HackerApril 23, 2020
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Hi Gang… Recently, more information surfaced on the Sportstar sports car company of San Diego, California.  We’ve written about the Sportstar Company before – a company founded in 1952 and whose first car, the Crosley-based “Torrey Pines”, debuted in a … Continue reading →

The Birth of Sportstar Associates: Motor Sports World, December 5th, 1952

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 28, 2020
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Hi Gang… The more we push the envelope with research, the more we find.  And it keeps piling in, and do I have some great stories coming up to share with each of you!  When I first ran the story … Continue reading →

The Sportstar is Here! The Sportstar is Here! Don Anderson’s Treasure Trove of Fiberglass History

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Geoff HackerJune 3, 2020
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Hi Gang… I got a phone call this weekend, and just like Paul Revere, Don Anderson proclaimed to me: The Sportstar Exists!  The Sportstar Exists!! Well…at least it did in 1953.  In our last installment on the Sportstar Associates company … Continue reading →

“Sportstar Associates” of San Diego, California – Marion O. Martin… Where Are You?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Geoff HackerApril 20, 2020
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Hi Gang… Rick D’Louhy and I have found many a riddle during our research into the history of early fiberglass sports cars. We’ve found cars with missing history.  We’ve found history without locating any cars.  We’ve found “mystery makes” or … Continue reading →

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The first fiberglass cars In 1952 rarely offered two doors. Most offered a passenger side door only -the driver’s door was optional and cost more too!


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