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1954 Custom Cars Trend Book Annual – Part 2: The Brooks Boxer & The Glasspar G2 Sports Car
Posted on April 11, 2013 | 4 CommentsNote: This is the second in a series of stories about the fiberglass sports cars that appeared in the 1954 Custom Cars book by Motor Trend. Click here to review each... -
Color Photos of The First Glasspar G2 Sports Car – Motorsport: August, 1952
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsHi Gang… It’s rare we get to see a car in color “back in the day” but it does happen – most recently with the 1951 Lancer by Eric Irwin. ... -
More Glasspar Bodied “Yankee Clipper” History Found – Alden Jewell To The Rescue!
Posted on January 31, 2013 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… Photos without captions are like finding Indian arrowheads at the flea market. Little is known of what, when, why, and where concerning the history. Surely more would be... -
“Glass on the Grass” – Devin, Glasspar, Byers, And Almquist Appear Across the Land!
Posted on April 3, 2012 | 11 CommentsHi Gang… Blame the title of this story on good friend Jon Greuel – founder of LaDawri.com and LaDawri Coachcraft celebrateur. He’s returning from nearly a year overseas in the... -
The Glasspar G2 Sports Car – Made With Naugatuck Chemical’s Vibrin Resin: U.S. Rubber Magazine, April 1952
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsHi Gang… More great fiber news! Thanks to the efforts of Bill Sigworth, retired Chemtura executive (legacy company from Naugatuck Chemical / U.S. Rubber days) and Ann Harmon, expert Chemtura... -
Disneyland’s Autopia: Famous Fiberglass of the 50’s – Glasspar, Mameco, Bob Gurr, and More!
Posted on March 4, 2012 | 7 CommentsHi Gang… Haven’t we all been to “mecca” as children and driven sports cars before the age of nine? Opps…I mean haven’t we all been to “Disneyland” and driven “Autopia”... -
Chaos Rules Rodney, The Glasspar Guru: Call Me “Kaoss” – The Latest G2 Found
Posted on February 19, 2012 | 7 CommentsHi Gang… Rodney Packwood, Glasspar G2 historian and fiberglass finder extraordinaire, found another Glasspar G2 to add to the ranks of survivors. The story of this car is great fun,... -
Glasspar G2 Front Grilles And Windshield Posts – Back in Production!
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 7 CommentsHi Gang… Some people go the extra mile in the restoration of their vintage fiberglass car. And then there’s Jim Lattin. Back 4 years ago, Dennis Gerdes and I set... -
In ’58 It’s Great! Ten Fiberglass Cars Reviewed: 1958 Sports Car Illustrated Directory
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsHi Gang… Sports Car Illustrated started out with their first issue in July of ’55 and met with great success. One year later they released a special edition (one issue... -
The Prewar Willys – The Basis For America’s First Postwar Fiberglass Sports Car
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 14 CommentsHi Gang… Did you know that the first two fiberglass sports cars produced by Glasspar were based on a Willys chassis and engine? That’s significant and I wanted to learn... -
Fiberglass Buyers Guide (Car Craft, March 1956): Part 10 – The Glasspar G2 Roadster
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsHi Gang… This is our tenth in a series of “spotlights” on sections of a Buyer’s Guide for fiberglass sports cars published by Car Craft in March, 1956. Click on... -
America’s Boulevard Sports Cars: Jim Potter’s Thoughts – Motor Life, July 1956
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 4 CommentsHi Gang… This is one of my favorite titles for the larger and more powerful sports cars – most of which were fiberglass by ’56 – built in America. Jim... -
International Success – of Fiberglass Sports Cars! Part 1: The Glasspar G2
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No Comments———– Motor Trend Magazine was so impressed by the success of fiberglass sports cars and the excitement over them that by late ’53 they featured a 6 page article featuring 7... -
The Ron Amos Glasspar G2 – A Beautiful G2 Rarin’ For A Restoration…
Posted on January 28, 2012 | 7 CommentsHi Gang… I believe we’re going to witness the second birth of this Glasspar G2 – and I hope today’s story helps bring the latest chapter of the Ron Amos... -
John Bond From Road & Track Shares: “How To Build A Fiberglass Body…” January, 1953
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… This article was a very important article for John Bond – new owner of Road and Track Magazine as of November 1952 – just three months prior to...