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1956 Bangert SR-100

1956  Bangert  Manta  Ray
Based  on  The  Styling  of  the  Buick  Wildcat  II  Concept  Car

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The  Remarkable  1956  Manta  Ray  by  Noel  Bangert

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The  Legendary  Elwood  Caufmann  Bangert  Manta  Ray

 

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2022
Charlotte  Autofair:  Sept 8-10
* 1 Car: 1953 Victess S1A - Motor Trend Special
Class 1: Main Feature
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Hilton  Head  Motoring  Festival:  Nov 5-6
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Amelia   Island  Concours  d'Elegance:  March 2-5
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  • Dale Knight on 1954 Frazer Custom – The Walter Omelenchuk SpecialI thourly enjoy stories along these lines. Keep them coming! PLEASE, and THANKS
  • Jimmy Anderson on Electrified Cuties From The “Other” BMWThe American BMW (and later PMW) appear to be a line of cars that the
  • John Bigler on Questions To The EditorI've just read the article (undated) saying that you were in the process of making
  • Joe Nagy on Introducing the CRV: Cycolac Research Vehicle – By Marbon Chemicals (1965)Hi Everyone; Does anyone recall the 64-64 Mustang Fastback Show Car Styling Exercise by Marbon
  • Chris Woodside on Joseph Aufenanger’s 1964 Centurion – Restoration BeginsMOLD IT! We need more of these uber-cool replicas
  • Bill Munro on Forgotten Fiberglass From Over The Pond: The Winchester Taxicab – by Bill MunroHi Don, great to hear from you. I must say from the off that this
  • Captain Don on Forgotten Fiberglass From Over The Pond: The Winchester Taxicab – by Bill MunroHi Bill, Thanks for the reply! I love your site, and the commitment to documenting
  • Bill Munro on Forgotten Fiberglass From Over The Pond: The Winchester Taxicab – by Bill MunroHello Captain Don. Good to hear that you are a satisfied Winchester owner! I'm not
  • Tiffany Lockwood on Bud Kennedy’s Bangert Manta Ray Special – “As Fine As They Come”Hi Kathy! Bud Kennedy was my great grandfather and you are totally right about the
  • Duane Wallace on Kiwis Rule! Meet Brian Ford of New Zealand and his Sonata Laboratories SpecialHi Very interested to read all about the Noel Ching special. In 2001 I met

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  • John Bigler on Questions To The EditorI've just read the article (undated) saying that you were in the process of making
  • Steve Phillips on Questions To The EditorGeoff, I have a pic of a body I am trying to identify - I
  • Nathan on Questions To The EditorHi Dale. Do you have access to Flickr or some other site that will let
  • DALE OLSON on Questions To The EditorVisited with a guy today that had a fiberglass body in a barn. This is
  • Joseph Heaser on Questions To The EditorIn 50 shades of rust,do you know the website or phone number of the garage
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  • Kevin Gibbs on Questions To The EditorHi guys I was wondering if any of you know anything about the cortez project
  • Kevin Gibbs on Questions To The EditorHello Geoff,I am curious about a car that was called the geni car built in
  • Kevin Gibbs on Questions To The EditorGeoff,have you ever heard of a car known as the Geni ,from what I,ve heard
  • Kenneth Andrén on Questions To The EditorHi Geoff Sorry for bothering you but I'm trying to locate Alden Jewell. He has
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It is interesting to note that there probably aren’t two identical Wildfires in existence today, simply because each builder customized his car the way he wanted to. Therefore, you’ll find Buick Wildfires, Chevrolet Wildfires, Ford Wildfires, and a host of others, depending on power plants and components utilized.

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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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