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Category Archives: Spohn (Germany)

2007, June Collectible Automobile – Manta Ray

Fashion  Statement: LeSabre  Show  Car  “Look-alikes” Collectible  Automobile:  June,  2007 … Continue reading →

Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance 2014: Wayne Carini and Ralph Marano’s Spohn Sport Custom

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… Back in 2014, we were honored to participate in the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance with our 1955 Californian Sports Car (later identified as the LeGene Sports Car).  The class was arranged by Paul Sable and it was called … Continue reading →

Veritas Spohn Custom Car Photos Found: Feature Car of the 1957 Indianapolis Custom Car Show

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… The fantastic – and sometimes overdone – customs built by Spohn in the postwar years have captivated my attention for many a moon.  And I pine and wish that maybe…just maybe…someday I will find a neglected or forgotten … Continue reading →

Hermann Spohn, Coachbuilder: By Wayne R. Graefen

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Geoff HackerJune 5, 2020
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Hi Gang… I’m honored to share an article with you today written by automotive historian and good friend Wayne Graefen.  Wayne’s fascination with Spohn Customs has spanned nearly 50 years and culminated recently with the finding and acquiring the first … Continue reading →

A Custom Job Called “The Spohn:” Speed Age, October 1952

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… Here’s another great article about a beautifully built Spohn custom car.  There has been some discussion about where the styling came from in terms of “timing.”  Who did what – when, where, and first? So far, we have … Continue reading →

Dick Jones Inspiration for the Meteor SR-1: Meet the 1949 Veritas Meteor

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… Over a period of many years, I was fortunate to get to know Dick Jones, designer and builder of the Meteor SR-1, quite well.  During our conversations which were across the automobile spectrum, we would talk quite a … Continue reading →

The 1949 Spohn Veritas Sports Car Special: Pre-Auction Pictures

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… We’re burning up rubber here in the depths of Forgotten Fiberglass…..bringing to the surface lost and forgotten cars – mostly fiberglass – that deserve recognition and respect.  Today’s story is another in a series of articles on a custom … Continue reading →

The George Barris of Ravensburg – Spohn Coachworks: Special Interest Autos, Jan-Feb 1974

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… We’re burning up rubber here in the depths of Forgotten Fiberglass…..bringing to the surface lost and forgotten cars – mostly fiberglass – that deserve recognition and respect.  Today’s story is one in a series of articles on a … Continue reading →

Germans Invade Custom Car Field: The Spohn Custom Mercury: Hop-Up & Motor Life, January 1954

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… Spohn, Spohn, Spohn…why so much about this German coachbuilders Spohn??? Because very little has been shared about them in recent years, and Spohn would have built a car that Elton John or Liberace would have been proud of! … Continue reading →

The Celebration of Spohn: Germany Builds a Post-War Rocket (Motor Trend, June 1952)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… Wayne Graefen and I are on a mission – to find out “all things Spohn.” But as you’ll find out over time….. Wayne’s way ahead of me on this one, and he’s been interested in these fascinating coachbuilt … Continue reading →

The Saga of Spohn – LeSabre Influenced Designs for American Customs

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang… A few weeks ago, we discussed the first fiberglass car in Germany which was built by the coachbuilder “Spohn” in 1955.  Spohn was well known before World War II, and has been credited with beautiful automotive designs – worthy of special recognition – for … Continue reading →

Introducing the 1955 Spohn Plastik – Germany’s First Fiberglass Car

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Geoff HackerMay 21, 2020
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Hi Gang.. More “firsts” here in the world of fiberglass. We first covered the UK’s first fiberglass car called the Allard Clipper.  In our last story we reviewed the first plastic car in America – Ford’s 1941 Plastic car.  So let’s go back … Continue reading →

Fabulous Foreign Fiberglass

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Geoff HackerMay 27, 2020
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Hi Gang.. We tend to think that fiberglass bodied sports cars originated in America – heck – the west cost of America at that.  But that’s just not the case.  As Harold Pace coached me years ago….besides America..fiberglass bodies and … Continue reading →

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Another early race car to use a fiberglass body in 1952 was the Sterling Edwards Special, built by Phil Remington . The design of this car was loosely based on Edward first race car, and different from the production fiberglass sports cars that Edwards introduced in late 1953. Phil Remmington built this car and the body was the male mold – which involved quite a bit of sanding.


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