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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 of 40 hour weeks! And we wonder why today so few attempted this ambitious adventure.
— Geoff Hacker, Rick DLouhy, Forgotten Fiberglass: 2010Story Categories (Drop Down to Display)
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Fiberglass Car Marques Archive
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1953 Dyna-Panhard Sports Car – Designed by Howard “Dutch” Darrin
Hi Gang… As Rick D’Louhy and I continue our pursuit of documenting the “Forgotten Fiberglass” cars of the 1950’s,... -
Realizing Your Dream – The Dick Williams Sports Special
Hi Gang…. I’m back from the California Petersen Museum trip and have returned with a tremendous number of new stories. Cars... -
With Great Teamwork, Allow Me To Present the “Lost” Dr. Robert Swan Glasspar G2 Special
Hi Gang… The best solutions come from teamwork. That’s how we found the history of this fantastic Glasspar G2.... -
1953 Petersen Motorama: The Fiberglass Invasion! Glasspar, Atlas/Allied, Woodill Wildfire, Edwards, and Victress
Hi Gang… If only we could go back in time….I know exactly where I would go. To the 1950′s... -
Doug Nichols Glasspar G2 – Jim Giberson Reminisces
Hi Gang.. A short story today…about a beautiful Glasspar G2, lost in time… The Doug Nichols Glasspar G2 Back... -
The Van Etta Motors Special – Meagan and Julian Watkins Glasspar G2
Hi Gang… Lots of great stories to share with you “Glassheads” out there. This one comes in from fiberglass friend... -
Dreams of What Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda Been….The Boyd Lindberg Special
Hi Gang.. I met Boyd Lindberg because he found me – I didn’t find him. Boyd had found out... -
Who Can Guess the Name of This Car??? It’s None Other Than the Harry Whipp Victress S1A Sports Special
Hi Gang… A fair number of Sports Specials have been surfacing in the past few years in need of restoration or completion. We’ve... -
Good Morning Children…Take Out Your Weekly Reader And Let’s Talk…Glasspar!
Hi Gang… What’s that?!?! Faster than any car with a steel body! More flexible and repairable than any automotive... -
What’s The Buzz About? Introducing the 1951 Skorpion and its Prototype – The Wasp
Hi Gang… You’re beginning to see a pattern to our stories. One pattern we’re emphasizing focuses on the first fiberglass... -
Stan Crawford’s Allied / Atlas Swallow – A Mid-Restoration Man’s Dream
Hi Gang… I recently received the restoration pictures that Stan Crawford sent of his Atlas Swallow. This is going... -
And Now For Something…….Completely Different: The Dangers of Driving a Fiberglass Sports Car in the 1950′s
Hi Gang… I know the automotive world is not all fiberglass. However, there are times when some of you…. or... -
Modern Plastics February 1952 – A “Gaggle” of Glass For You to Review
Hi Gang… “Watch 1953…..Plastic bodies are not only the coming thing – they have come, and they are too... -
Tom and Barb Chandler and Their Glasspar G2: Harold “Shorty” Post Frame #001
Hi Gang… I met Tom Chandler several years ago thru my friendship with Pat Hoover. Pat was running the... -
For The Victress Owner Who Has (Almost) Everything…. The Stylish Boyce-Smith Terminal Box
Hi Gang.. And you Victress owners out there thought you had everything… Fiberglass body builders back in the day...
