Geoffrey Hacker, Ph.D.
Founder of Undiscovered Classics / Forgotten Fiberglass
Geoff Hacker With His 1961 Porsche Tiburon Coupe
Background
Geoff Hacker has pursued rare and unusual cars since his teen years when he discovered an exotic, fiberglass-bodied, two-seater concept car in Clearwater, Florida – a car that he still owns today. He’s pursued this interest for more than 40 years, and has built a team at his company Undiscovered Classics that researches the history of handcrafted American sports cars.
The cars they find, the restorations they complete and the work that they do has been seen on Jay Leno’s Garage, Ray Evernham’s AmeriCarna on the Velocity channel, Discovery Channel, Hagerty TV’s “Barn Find Hunter” and more. Their research and writings have been shared in Hemmings Motor News, Old Cars Weekly, Autoweek, Classic & Sports Car (UK) and more. You can follow Geoff and his team’s work on their website UndiscoveredClassics.com
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About
Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter:
The Art of Finding Lost Collector Cars
By Tom Cotter with Introduction by McKeel Hagerty
Three Stories by Undiscovered Classics
1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet, 1955 Allied Cisitalia, 1959 Bearcage
Book: Published, April 2022
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Autos Obscura – Company / Personality Profile 6
Classic Motorsports: January, 2022
Author: John Webber
Geoff Hacker – Company / Personality Profile 5
Hemmings Classic Cars: August, 2016
Author: Dan Strohl
Fiberglass Forever – Company / Personality Profile 4
Tampa Bay Times Business: September 6, 2015
Author: Irwin Greenstein
Book: Fifty Shades of Rust
Introduction by Tom Cotter and Geoffrey Hacker
Ten Stories of Handcrafted Cars
Published: 2014
Plastic Fantastic – Company / Personality Profile 3
Hot Rod Deluxe: May, 2013
Book: Corvette In The Barn – Company / Personality Profile 2
Story 1: The Snipe Hunter (Geoff Hacker)
Tom Cotter Book: Published 2010
Author: Harold Pace
Captain Curiosity (Geoff Hacker) – Company / Personality Profile 1
Classic & Sports Car: August, 2008
Author: Harold Pace
My First Fiberglass Car: The 1962 Tiburon “Shark” Roadster
Undiscovered Classics: June 15, 2011
Finding The Lost Covington Tiburon Prototype
Undiscovered Classics: September 28, 2019
TV and Video
Pennzoil Autofair at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Celebration of America’s Independent Automotive Designers
1962 Shark Roadster and 1954 Frazer Custom
Viewing Time: 2 Minutes
Wilson’s World
WCCB Charlotte: October 17, 2019
Barn Find Hunter, Tom Cotter: Hagerty
Viewing Time: 13 Minutes
Fiberglass Farms: November, 2018
Barn Find Hunter, Tom Cotter: Hagerty
Viewing Time: 10 Minutes
1959 Cheetah “Moon” Transporter; 1949 Packard Monte Carlo:
November, 2018
Discovery Channel: Sticker Shock
Viewing Time: 5 Minutes
1949 Sunflower State Speedster: June, 2018
Forgotten Fiberglass
Ray Evernham’s AmeriCarna
Viewing Time: 30 Minutes
Velocity Channel: June, 2015
1962 El Tiburon Shark Roadster –
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2013
Viewing Time: 3 Minutes
Autoweek TV: April 3, 2013
1962 Tiburon “Shark” Roadster
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2013
Viewing Time: 4 Minutes
Jay Leno’s Garage: April, 2013
1947 Kurtis Omohundro Comet
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2012
Viewing Time: 4 Minutes
Jay Leno’s Garage: Sepember, 2012
1962 Shark Roadster at Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
Viewing Time: 3 Minutes
Channel 10: August 18, 2006
Podcasts
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Background
Undiscovered Classics & Forgotten Fiberglass
Review The History Of Our Website And Organization
Our Story – A Historical Perspective
Automotive “Firsts” & More
Undiscovered Classics Media Archive: 2006 to Present
From our start in 2006, Undiscovered Classics has appeared in Media Across the World
Welcome To Undiscovered Classics
Celebrating Postwar Handcrafted Automobiles
Research and Documentation Skills
Some of our Best Stories and Research
The Dan Post Archives: The History of Custom Car Literature – 1947 to 1954
When Did It Start, What Did They Publish, and Why It Was Researched
Undiscovered Classics: November 18, 2019
1950 Leo Lyons Custom Mercury Restoration – Ten+ Autoweek Articles:
Lead Up To The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Graham Kozak – Autoweek Magazine
November 13, 2014 to September 2, 2015
You Asked For It (1955)
Episode on Woodill Wildfire
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1946 Bill Burke Belly Tank Streamliner
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1949 Sunflower State “Daniels” Speedster
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Vintage Automobile Magazine Index (VAMI)
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Johnny Dark Movie Archives
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1959 Bearcage – The World’s First Cheetah
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1959 Cheetah “Moon” Transporter
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1959 Strother MacMinn LeMans Coupe
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1937 Gougeon Streamliner
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1937 Custom Cord Phaeton
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1949 Packard Monte Carlo
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Mentors
Rick D’Louhy
Fellow Forgotten Fiberglass Racontour
Paul Terhorst
It All Started Here In Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Morrie Hacker
Grandfather and More
Geoff Working on Paul Terhorst’s 1957 Corvette in 1977