Showcase 1953 Maverick Sportster – (to be completed) Owners: Tom Chandler and Undiscovered Classics (insert slide deck here) History of This Car “The Maverick Sportster is a Land-Bound Pegasus with airborne power and cloud-like riding quality” (Maverick Sportster brochure, 1953) … Continue reading
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Showcase 1953 Woodill Wildfire – 1 of 2 Johnny Dark Movie Cars Design By B.R. “Woodill” and Bill Tritt Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — Johnny Dark Movie Car Starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie — History of This Car … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Manta Ray Designed and Built By Glenn Hire and Vernon Antoine Owners: Donald and Lori Lacer, Junction City, Kansas — One of America’s First Postwar Show Cars — Best Viewed In Landscape Mode Use On-Screen Arrows To Move … Continue reading
Showcase 1956 Bangert Manta Ray Design by Noel (Marshall) Bangert Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — Based on The Styling of the Buick Wildcat II Concept Car — History of This Car Noel Bangert launched his first car to … Continue reading
Showcase 1968 SWM Renault Gordini Owner: Luis Alarcos – Valladolid, Spain History of This Car SWM was a German based company founded by two brothers in the 1960s. Stefan and Wenzel Mannl (Stefan and Wenzel Mannl – SWM) designed, … Continue reading
Showcase 1955 Frazer Custom: Walter Omelenchuk Special Owner: Undiscovered Classics History This one-off custom show car was built by Walter Omelenchuk who started building it in 1954 and finished it in 1955. Starting with a 1947 Frazer, Walter designed … Continue reading
Showcase 1956 Byers SR-100 Design by Jim Byers Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — The World’s Most Beautiful Sports Car — Road & Track, February, 1957 History of This Car This car was originally built by two enthusiasts in the … Continue reading
Showcase 1954 Debonnaire / Venture Design By Phillip Egan (from the Tucker Design Team) Owner: Paul Sable, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania — America’s Boulevard Sports Car — History of This Car This was one of the Debonnaire’s built by the factory. … Continue reading
Showcase 1966 Cannara I Designed and Built By Ray Cannara Owner: Guy Dirkin, Ph.D., Clermont, Florida — Designed at the Beginning of the Wedge Car Movement — History of This Car Ray Cannara, a native Floridian was a successful designer … Continue reading
History LeMans Coupe (1958) Design By Strother MacMinn — The Most Exciting Sports Car Design Constructed In The USA In Years — Robert Cumberford: SCG Magazine, March 1960 Strother MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe No other “Special” of the 1950s captured the … Continue reading
Showcase 1950 Leo Lyons Custom Mercury Owner: Undiscovered Classics History of This Car In 1950, Leo Lyons had a dream of building a 2-seater coupe of unique design. His initial plans called for building 10 identical cars, so he set … Continue reading
Showcase 1949 Panache Sport Custom Owner: Undiscovered Classics Undiscovered Classics is working to restore this Sport Custom European styled sports car. History of This Car Sport Custom cars appeared as a postwar car movement where the design and build of … Continue reading
Showcase 1954 Victress S1A Design By Doc Boyce-Smith and Hugh Jorgensen Owner: Guy Dirkin, Clermont, Florida — The Lost Motor Trend Victress — Built By Fred Bodley – Motor Trend Technical Editor History of This Car The 1954 “Motor Trend” … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Glasspar G2 Design By Bill Tritt Owners: Brian and Sue Ford, Christchurch, New Zealand Best Viewed In Landscape Mode Use On-Screen Arrows To Move Thru Photos History of This Car The Glasspar G2 is considered by many to … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Voodoo Gardner Designed and Built By Jerry Gardner Owners: Brian and Sue Ford, Christchurch, New Zealand — The Mightiest Postwar Special Ever Built — Click on the Links Below For More Information Story: EXTRA EXTRA….The 1952 Voodoo Gardner … Continue reading
Showcase 1948 Kurtis Omohundro Comet Owners: Undiscovered Classics and Vintage Motors of Sarasota Undiscovered Classics is partnering with Martin Godbey owner of Vintage Motors of Sarasota and Sarasota Classic Car Museum in Sarasota, Florida to restore and show this car. Click … Continue reading
Showcase 1949 Packard Monte Carlo Owner: Undiscovered Classics Recently acquired in 2018, we’re in the process of researching the connection between our 1949 Packard Monte Carlo Super 8 Convertible and the 1949 Packard Monte Carlo Hardtop by Richard Arbib of … Continue reading