Hi Gang… Recently I was lucky enough to be contacted by another relative of James F. Craig who, along with John “Buzz” Buzby, designed and built the “Gazelle” sports car. Here’s the note I received: Geoff… I happened upon your … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Hi Gang… Erich Schultz and I think Richard Arbib’s designs were way over the top – and that’s quite a statement given the fact that some of the wildest concept cars were designed and built back in the ‘50s. But … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Do any of you watch “History Detectives” out there? This is a PBS TV program which focuses on discovering the true history and provenance of items brought forth to their show each week. It’s like a cross between … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Here’s what a Classic Glasspar G2 Sports Car was – in every way, shape, and form – back in the ’52-53 timeframe. It was a race car. It was a sports car. It was a drag car. I’m … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Questions, Questions, Questions…..I love questions 🙂 What was the first postwar kit or “assembled sports car’ in America? Who made the first full-size “production” sports car in postwar America? Which postwar sports car could be ordered with a … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Now we’re talking! A Sorrell SR-100 with a powerful GMC six cylinder….Kurtis 500KK chassis….flip front for easy access….who could ask for more? Not many. And I’m sure this would have been considered an idea build in all the … Continue reading
Hi Gang… What a long article this is – but worth the read in every way 🙂 I’ve been putting off sharing this article with you not because it wasn’t important – it is. The article was printed just after a … Continue reading
Hi Gang… When’s the last time you visited a Smorgasbord? I grew up in the ‘60s and it became a word our family used quite a bit. These were the first “buffets” that I can remember and this is exactly … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I love finding new fiberglass sports cars…. That is, information about new cars – cars that I have not heard of before built in fiberglass or forms of plastic where creativity shows no bounds. And that’s what happened … Continue reading
Hi Gang… This is another in an series of ongoing articles and designs from the talented hands of Keith Kaucher – fan of fiberglass and consummate sports and custom car designer. For years Keith shared his designs with the audience … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Where did each of our fiberglass sports cars come from? Here at Forgotten Fiberglass, we are discussing the design heritage of the cars we’ve come to love. We’ve even created a “Design Heritage” category that you can search … Continue reading
Hi Gang… What’s the first vehicle that comes to mind that runs on air? For me, I’m a bit abstract so my answer was a “hot air balloon.” Noel Bangert, founder of Bangert Sports Cars, quickly corrected me back in … Continue reading
Hi Gang… As we explore the history of early fiberglass sports cars, time and time again you’ll see me discuss the heritage from which they came, and that was Sport Custom Cars from postwar America. The Sport Custom genre was … Continue reading
——————– “Some of the facts revealed here may shock the reader….” How To Draw Cars of Tomorrow (1952) That’s what’s written on the back cover of Bob Gurr’s 1952 book on car design, and it gives the book a … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I’ve been resisting writing about quarter-midgets for quite some time – for several reasons. First, they are new to me and there is a great amount of information out there on the internet about them. And second…. they … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Egads! How many American specials with American motive power could have been built in the ‘40s? And outside this country? World War II had just ended in ’45, and here it was 2 years later and an American … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I wish I could have had a chance to meet Eric Irwin. I’ve been a fortunate researcher in many ways. I got to know and became friends with Bill Tritt of Glasspar and his family. I visited with … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I recently found a press photo and caption discussing the debut of the production Shamrock in Los Angeles California. That darn Glenn Brummer costs me more and more money each and every week (Thanks Glenn!). The title of … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Boa sports cars are coming out of the woodwork! Erich Schultz has one. Guy Dirkin has one. Whose next to buy a Boa? These fiberglass bodied custom coachbuilt sports cars came with an aluminum monocoque chassis, and are virtually unknown today. … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Car designers are artists – sculptors as you would say – creative down to the last bone in their bodies. Their talents inspire us in thought, action, and deed, and when it comes to the automobile…. many of … Continue reading