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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Articles Hooray For Hollywood Movie Cars Woodill Wildfire: Johnny Dark Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Program: 2017 … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Manta Ray Owners: Donald and Lori Lacer, Junction City, Kansas Best Viewed In Landscape Mode Use On-Screen Arrows To Move Thru Photos History of This Car In 1953, Glenn Hire and Vernon Antoine debuted their space age inspired … Continue reading
Showcase 1956 Bangert Manta Ray Sports Car Owner: Hans van Ingen Schenau – Den Haag, Netherlands History of This Car Noel Bangert launched his first car to the public in 1954. Called the “Stag”, it was modeled after Indianapolis … 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 1954 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 Owner: Guy Dirkin, Clermont, Florida History of Byers Sports Cars Road and Track featured a Byers SR-100 on the cover of their magazine in February, 1957. John Bond who owned Road & Track felt it … Continue reading
Showcase 1966 Cannara I Owner: Guy Dirkin, Clermont, Florida History of This Car Wedge Car Design Document Found In Detroit: The Earliest Wedge Car Design? Hemmings Motor News: July 25, 2016 Click Here To View All … 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 S1 – Motor Trend Victress Owner: Guy Dirkin, Clermont, Florida History of This Car When Fred Bodley started building his Victress in 1953, little did he know that it would ultimately represent the best of what American … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Glasspar G2 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 be America’s first fiberglass … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Voodoo Gardner Owners: Brian and Sue Ford, Christchurch, New Zealand Undiscovered Classics is working with the new owners of our 1952 Voodoo Gardner, Brian and Sue Ford of Christchurch, New Zealand, to restore their vintage sports car. The … 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