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carl mease on La Dawri Coachcraft’s 1963 Catalog: A Feast For Your Fiberglass Eyes…I verified the car I bought is a La Dawri Sebring, by the wheel base
Michael a Lugo on Check Out This 1957 Devin-Renault – Now In Restoration In Valladolid, SpainAh Ha, your a purest ! And your purity is well explained. I am not
hugh on Ralph Lysell’s 1951 Rally – Handcrafted Sports Custom From NorwayWith any amount of power that open shaft Ford truck rear axel [built from 1942
Dan Collins on Whatever Happened To The Homebuilt Sports Car? By Rick FeibuschI can still see a handful of people or shops making their own sports car
Bill McCoskey on Ten Automobiles Exhibit (1953) – Automobiles As Works Of Art: The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New Yorkdrichar, The primary reason the 1953 production of Studebakers was a failure is because prior
Merrill Powell on Mike Akens Victress S1A Is Complete!You have done an incredible job, Mike. The Victress is gorgeous, inside and out! Just
BigRedRivi on Mike Akens Victress S1A Is Complete!Ok...so I looked at the linked story from earlier this year and saw the mint
BigRedRivi on Mike Akens Victress S1A Is Complete!Great Job Mike! BEAUTIFUL!!! If you ever decide on a southern road trip, I would
Scot Carr on Mike Akens Victress S1A Is Complete!~ Such a beautiful jewel. Superb engineering. Lovely fit and finish. Terrific build!
BigRedRivi on 1954 Frazer Custom – The Walter Omelenchuk SpecialToo cool! Love those unique rides Geoff, glad your following the stories. Thanks to Mike

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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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