The Designers

The  Designers Who  They  Were  and  What  They  Accomplished Design Veterans Ralph Roberts and the 1951 Skorpion:  Roberts worked for Chrysler in the 1930s and 1940s and created cars and show cars such as the 1941 Chrysler Newport Dual-Cowl Phaeton … Continue reading

Showcase: 1952 Manta Ray

Showcase 1952  Manta  Ray Designed  and  Built  By  Glenn  Hire  and  Vernon  Antoine Owners:  Donald  and  Lori  Lacer, Junction City, Kansas —   One  of  America’s  First  Postwar  Show  Cars  — Best  Viewed  In  Landscape  Mode Use  On-Screen  Arrows  To  Move  … Continue reading

Undiscovered Classic Cars at Major Concours

Undiscovered  Classic  Cars  at  Major  Concours 2007  to  Present 2020 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 1952  Voodoo  Gardner Showing  With  Owners  Brian  And  Sue  Ford 2019 Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance Two Cars: 1937 Custom Cord Phaeton 1954 Frazer Custom Cigar  City  Concours  … Continue reading

Undiscovered Classic Classes at Major Concours

Undiscovered  Classic  Classes  at  Major  Concours 2007  to  Present Concours  Attended 2020 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Amelia Island, Florida Class: 1949-1952 Sports Cars 1952 Voodoo Gardner March 8, 2020 2019 Cigar City Concours d’Elegance Tampa, Florida Class: Special Display Two … Continue reading

Classic and Sports Car Archive (UK)

Classic  &  Sports  Car  Archives  (UK) Stories  About  Undiscovered  Classics  Cars LaSaetta Sports Car Car “Save” As Part of Pebble Beach Concours 2012 Trip Author: Michael Ware Classic & Sports Car: March, 2013 Singer Stays in Period Race Trim Classic … Continue reading

2006, Aug 18: Tampabays10.com-Shark

In  Search  of  El  Tiburon Tampabays10.com:  August  18,  2006 1961  Porsche  Tiburon  Coupe  at  Tampa  Bay  Automobile  Museum Viewing Time: 3 Minutes Channel 10, WTSP Tampa, Florida, CBS: August 18, 2006 … Continue reading

Raiders of the Lost Cars

Raiders  of  the  Lost  Cars The  Greatest  American  Car  Story  NEVER  Told What  People  Are  Saying… “In attempting to capture the significance and passion inherent in Undiscovered Classics, I can’t seem to shake the graphic allusion to Indiana Jones and … Continue reading

Showcase: 1950 Leo Lyons Custom Mercury

Showcase 1950  Leo  Lyons  Custom  Mercury Owner:  Undiscovered  Classics History  of  This  Car In 1950, Leo Lyons had a dream of building a 2-seater coupe of unique design. His initial plans called for building 10 identical cars, so he set … Continue reading

Sarasota Classic Car Museum

Sarasota  Classic  Car  Museum Undiscovered  Classics  Cars  on  Display Sarasota,  Florida 2008  to  Present Martin  Godbey Owner and Curator: Sarasota Classic Car Museum Proprietor: Vintage Motors of Sarasota Cars  In  Museum (Scroll Down To See Photos of Cars) 1937 Long-Wheelbase … Continue reading

Tampa Bay Automobile Museum

Tampa  Bay  Automobile  Museum Undiscovered  Classics  Cars  on  Display Pinellas  Park,  Florida 2006  to  2008 Cars  in  Museum (Scroll Down To See Photos of Cars) 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet 2008 – 2008 Video Tampa  Bay  Automobile  Museum 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet Viewing … Continue reading

Graham Kozak

Graham  Kozak Automotive  Journalist:  Autoweek  Magazine Stories  on  Undiscovered  Classics  Automobiles Most  Recent  Articles  Appear  At  The  Top The Beautiful Byers SR-100 Returns to Production –  With a Modern Twist Graham Kozak – Autoweek: April 30, 2019 Most Homebuilt Cars … Continue reading

Cars For Display And Exhibition

Cars  For  Display  And  Exhibition 1957  Galileo  Concept  Car Learn  More  About  The  Galileo Below “Second Star to the Right….And Straight On ‘Till Morning:” Introducing the 1957 Galileo Special Undiscovered Classics: August 27, 2019 The 1957 Galileo Show Car Motor1: … Continue reading

2013 to Present Event: DuPont Registry Shows

DuPont  Registry  Shows Monthly Exhibitions at the Corporate Office 2013 to Present 1956 Bangert Manta Ray (restored) April, 2017 1961 Covington Tiburon Coupe and 1957 Galileo Show Car June, 2016 1961 Covington Tiburon Coupe May, 2016 1950 Leo Lyons Custom … Continue reading

Showcase: Fiberglass – Production Bodies – Restored

Showcase Production  Fiberglass  Sports  Cars Restored 1958  LeMans  Coupe The  Most  Exciting  Sports  Car  Design  of  its  Era Designed by Strother MacMinn Owners:  Dennis  and  Karen  Kazmerowski, Califon, New Jersey Click  Here 1952  Victress  S1A The  Lost  Motor  Trend  Victress  … Continue reading

Undiscovered Classics: Vintage Media Archive 2000-2005

Undiscovered  Classics Vintage  Media  Archive  2000-2005 Cosmic  Concept Traditional  Rod  &  Kulture: Winter, 2005 Premier  Issue Cobra  in  the  Barn Great  Stories  of  Automotive  Archaeology Author:  Tom  Cotter – Published  2005 Woodill  Wildfire Fanning  A  Flame:  Woody  Woodill and the … Continue reading

Geoffrey Hacker

Geoffrey  Hacker,  Ph.D. Founder  of  Undiscovered  Classics / Forgotten  Fiberglass Background Geoff Hacker has pursued rare and unusual cars since his teen years when he discovered an exotic, fiberglass-bodied, two-seater concept car in Clearwater, Florida – a car that he … Continue reading

Undiscovered Classics & Forgotten Fiberglass

Undiscovered  Classics  &  Forgotten  Fiberglass Review  The  History  Of  Our  Site  And  Organization The  Beginning “Undiscovered Classics” began as “Forgotten Fiberglass” with the acquisition of my 1961 Covington Tiburon Coupe.  In the spring of 2006, my friend John Bowen called … Continue reading

2006

2006 Museum,  Event  and  Exhibition  Appearances 1961  Porsche Tiburon  Coupe at Tampa Bay Automobile Museum In  Print At Long Last, “The Shark” Comes Home St. Petersburg Times: July 5, 2006 On  The  Web In  Search  of  the  Shark: Help  A  … Continue reading

A  Tribute  To  Rick  D’Louhy

A  Tribute  To  Rick  D’Louhy Forgotten  Fiberglass  Raconteur, Car  Show  Creator,  Historian,  Best  Friend  And  More In The Beginning Who doesn’t like a car adventure – and boy have I had one over the last 40 or so years.  But … Continue reading

Concours d’Elegance Classes Created

Concours  d’Elegance  Classes  Created Overview While we’ve participated in many concours events, (click here to view the highlights of some of these events) we’ve also had the honor of working with concours founders, creators, administrators and staff to create some … Continue reading

Scale Model Cars

SCALE  MODEL  CARS Victress and Glasspar and Kurtis – oh my.  Add to that the Leo Lyons Custom Mercury, the Cheetah “Moon” transporter and even more.  Yes we’ve been busy working with three different companies to produce a wide array … Continue reading

Business Cards – Collect ’em All

Business Cards – Collect ’em All We’ve always viewed cars as “art” and have taken this theme to our business cards from the start. These cards are also a subtle way of creating interest in rare “Undiscovered Classics” and “Forgotten … Continue reading

Video: TV / Web / Podcast Appearances

Video: TV / Web / Podcast Appearances Undiscovered Classics and Forgotten Fiberglass has appeared on TV, on the web, in podcasts and more.  Below are some highlights of these appearances over the years. Jay Leno’s Garage We’ve appeared twice on … Continue reading

2019

2019 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance  Appearances Cigar City Concours d’Elegance Two Cars: 1952 Glasspar G2 1949 Panache Sport Custom November 9-10, 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 1953 Allied Swallow August 18, 2019 Concours … Continue reading

2017

2017 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 1956 Bangert Manta Ray March 9-11, 2017: Amelia Island, Florida Museum,  Event  and  Exhibition  Appearances DuPont Registry Show June, 2017 Exhibited: 1956 Bangert … Continue reading

2016

2016 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Concepts Beyond Detroit Class (Two Cars) Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance:  Official Press Release Two Cars Attending: 1961 Covington Tiburon; 1950 Leo Lyons Custom Mercury March 10-13, 2016: … Continue reading

2013

2013 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 1962 Shark Roadster March, 2013 Milwaukee Masterpiece Concours d’Elegance (Two Cars) 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet 1946 Bill Burke Belly Tank Streamliner August, 2013 Hershey … Continue reading

2011

2011 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Milwaukee Masterpiece Concours d’Elegance 1961 Covington Tiburon Coupe August, 2011 Museum,  Event  and  Exhibition  Appearances   On  The  Web Ebay Find: Rare ’59 Bocar XP-5 Silodrome – … Continue reading

2010

2010 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Forgotten Fiberglass Class & More Two Cars Attending: 1955 Californian (LeGene) and 1946 Bill Burke Belly Tank Streamliner March, 2010 Museum,  Event  and  … Continue reading

2008

2008 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Barrington Concours d’Elegance 1956 Byers SR-100: Owner Guy Dirkin Arlington Heights, Illinois October 5, 2008 Meadowbrook Concours d’Elegance 1952 Maverick Sportster: Owner Fred Roth Rochester, Michigan August … Continue reading

2007

2007 Click on the Following Links To Review Each Article Concours  d’Elegance   Appearances Amelia  Island  Concours  d’Elegance 1957 LaDawri Conquest March 9-11, 2007 Museum,  Event  and  Exhibition  Appearances   On  The  Web LaDawri  Conquest A  Fiberglass  Sports  Car  Returns  to  … Continue reading

People Interviewed As Part of Research

People  Interviewed  As  Part  of  Research This shows (in process) a list of the people we interviewed to learn the details and history of these cars and their companies.  This list also includes first-person histories or research written by individuals … Continue reading

Our  Story – A  Historical  Perspective

Our  Story – A  Historical  Perspective Introduction From concept cars to teardrop streamliners… From vintage race car transporters to lakesters… From race cars to sports cars… From legendary custom cars to even concept dune buggies… Geoff Hacker and his team have … Continue reading

Exhibitions

Exhibitions Exhibitions  Which  Featured  Undiscovered  Classic  Cars 2023 Petersen  Automobile  Museum – Exhibition #1 in Planning Stage Coming  Soon Petersen  Automobile  Museum – Exhibition #2 in Planning Stage Coming  Soon Sarasota  Classic  Car  Museum (Multiple Years) On Display: Multiple Cars … Continue reading

Contributors

THE  FORGOTTEN  FIBERGLASS  FAMILY— OUR  CONTRIBUTORS — “We’re Honored To Have So Many Passionate Contributors to the Cause – People We Consider to be Part of the Forgotten Fiberglass Family” The  Forgotten  Fiberglass  Family: Forgotten Fiberglass is much larger than … Continue reading

Welcome To Undiscovered Classics

Welcome  To  Undiscovered  Classics       Click  Here  To  View  All  “Before / After”  Photos  on  One  Page Scroll  Down  To  See  Link  To  Cars  For  Sale  And  Other  Information “We  Find,  Research,  Restore,  Show  and  Sell America’s  Lost  … Continue reading