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2022 Hilton Head Motoring Festival: Nov 5-6
* 1 Car: 1962 Shark Roadster
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Gasparilla Concours d'Elegance: Dec 2-4
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Rodney packwood on Restored Victress C3 / LaDawri Castilian From Michigan – Where Are You???Would love to see it! Please send a picture to fastest356@gmail.com. Thank you so much!
Darren Jameson on David Lambert’s Almquist Sabre – Off And RunningDennis Collins on YouTube found a car that looks very similar to a Sabre. Could
Earl Jones on The 1952 Yankee Clipper Debuts in San Francisco – A Glasspar G2 Bodied Sports CarHere's Paul's daughter driving one of the remaining yankee clipper cars - her husband found
JAMES LUNZ on A New “Mysterion”…Just for you… (Now Identified as a “Sabel”)Beautiful I own two MK3 Sabels one needing restoration is for sale
dennis on Check Out This 1957 Devin-Renault – Now In Restoration In Valladolid, Spainhello I would like to know the history of this car and maybe be able
Brian on Roadster in Glass – Joe and Henry Smith’s Fabulous Fiberglass Sports Car (Hot Rod Magazine, April 1957)Hello again, Yes I remember the old fiberglass molds on the side of the shop
Eric V on For Sale in USA: 1962 Devin CDavid saw your post from a couple of years ago, but was wondering if you
John Mead on Hot Rod Pioneers by Ed Almquist – A Great Addition to Any LibraryHow can I order a copy of, Hot Rod Pioneers by Ed Almquist. Thanks for
Alex on Henry Covington’s Tiburon Coupe – “A Shark You Can Park” – September 1961 Road & TrackHi Geoff! I don’t know if it is the one you owned or if there
Paul Villforth on The Multiplex 186 – A Car With “Brass Era” Roots And A “Singer Special” Too!The picture of the front suspension looks like it was inspired by Studebaker's planar front

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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
Alden Jewell on Questions To The EditorYou can reach me at aldenjewell@yahoo.com, Kenneth.
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
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It took an average of 2000 hours to build a finished fiberglass sports car from a kit bought in the early and mid 1950s. That is nearly a full year (50 out of 52 weeks) of 40 hour weeks! And we wonder why today so few attempted this ambitious adventure.

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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 has 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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