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Book: Built To Better The Best: 2005; 2012

Book: Built To Better The Best
(1st Edition 2005; 2nd printing 2012)
(Pages 120-121)
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Chattanooga  Concours  d'Elegance:  Oct 15-17
* 4-6 Cars: 1953 Maverick Sportster, 1962 Shark Roadster, 1955 Frazer Custom, 1956 Woodill Wildfire - Woody's personal car, 1952 Manta Ray, 1955 Victress C2 Coupe
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  • BigRedRivi on 1954 Chicagoan – Chicago Auto Show PhotosGeoff, I see the Thunderbird styling but for some reason it's strange that I see
  • Bob Peterson on The Custom Cars of John “Giovanni” BucciGreat story of an incredibly talented designer/artist.
  • Geoff Hacker on Mystery Rocket Car From 1954 – Petersen Archives Yields Another TreasureBrownie....good to hear from you. A lot of progress has been made on our Hudson
  • Bill Papke on 1966 Cannara Restoration Continues – January 2021 to June 2021Fantastic work on this iconic car, can’t wait to see it at Amelia Island. Amazing
  • Edwin "Brownie" Petersen on Mystery Rocket Car From 1954 – Petersen Archives Yields Another TreasureWould love an update on the Hudson Martz car.
  • Paula Prentice on The LeGene “Californian” Roadster – Designed and Built in San Bernardino, California: Part 2Thank you Geoff for documenting this car. Can’t wait for the rest of the story.
  • Keith Gurnick on LOST CAR: Another 1956 One-off Handbuilt SoCal Sports Car – Let’s Find This American SpecialIn addition to referecing the 1952 and 1953 Kaisers...the tail lights are also the same
  • Ken Flashman on Kiwis Rule! Meet Brian Ford of New Zealand and his Sonata Laboratories SpecialHI Garry. Ken Flashman here. I would like to talk to you regards to the
  • Mike Akens on Mike Akens Victress S1A Is Complete!Sorry I took so long to reply. I doubt I will make a southern run
  • William E Gilbert on LOST CAR: Another 1956 One-off Handbuilt SoCal Sports Car – Let’s Find This American SpecialLook on eBay for missing issues of Motor Life Magazine.

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  • Geoff Hacker on Questions To The EditorHi Mal....there were many more in the late 1940s, also during World War II and
  • Mal Pearson on Questions To The EditorHello Geoff and the UD gang...I am researching startup carmakers of the 1940s. After a
  • Geoff Hacker on Questions To The EditorHi Shaheen...we're getting ready to build two bodies next month. These will be the first
  • Geoff Hacker on Questions To The EditorLuca....you're right about the Devin. Lots of folks jumped in to help her, so she
  • Geoff Hacker on Questions To The EditorHello JL....the photos were shared by friend Frank Tifft who was a Byers employee and
  • RENARD JL on Questions To The EditorHello Undiscovered Classic ! I own the Fairchild Panhard and I just saw your new
  • Geoff Hacker on Questions To The EditorLuca...the dashboard strongly suggests the car is a Devin sports car.
  • Luca Ostuni on Questions To The EditorHey Geoff, someone shared a TikTok on Reddit’s r/namethatcar forum that features a grandmother wondering
  • Shaheen B Merhej on Questions To The EditorHi Geoff (or whoever else might see this!) I've spent the morning reading your pieces
  • CHRISTIAN REICHARDT on Questions To The EditorHello Geoff Christian Reichardt from SoCal. I haven't seen any posts from your website over
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The 1954 Movie Johnny Dark prominently featured 5 fiberglass sports cars including the Woodill Wildfire, Victress S1A, Glasspar G2, Grantham Stardust, and Irwin Lancer. Other cars included the Chuck Tatum Sports Car, a Kurtis Sports Car (KSC), and a sport custom roadster known as the “Bohman Special” built by Bohman and Sons of Pasadena, California.

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Geoff Hacker, Ph.D. has pursued rare and unusual cars for over 40 years. He is now the premier researcher, archivist and author of the history of handcrafted American sports cars. Hacker owns Undiscovered Classics which finds and restores these rare cars. Their work has led to multiple showings at prestigious concours events including Pebble Beach and Amelia Island. Undiscovered Classics work have been seen on television including Jay Leno’s Garage, AmeriCarna, and the “Barn Find Hunter.” Hacker’s work has been published extensively in both print and electronic media.

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