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Sports Car or Custom? The Lelton Partain Sport Custom
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… This is a question I’ve asked over and over. That is, when does a sports car become a custom. Or vice versa. Although the car in today’s article isn’t... -
Plastic Henry J: The Kaiser Darrin KF-161 – Popular Science, May 1953
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsHi Gang… More neat stuff to share about the debut of the Kaiser Darrin…. Darren Swanson and I are working on an exact timeframe for all of the details of... -
1961 Smith Six – One Of The Last 1950’s Sport Customs Built in America
Posted on September 20, 2011 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… Who doesn’t love dramatic and sweeping curves on any type of sports car built? I know I’m a sucker for ‘em, and the more dramatic (and probably less... -
The Four Cylinder Club Introduces… The Kaiser Darrin Sports Car
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… We’re on a quest. A Kaiser-Darrin history quest. When did the Darrin sports car debut? And….when did it officially become the Kaiser Darrin 161 sports car? Inquiring minds want... -
The Darrin Competition Sports Car – Voila! Introducing the Kaiser Darrin (PIC Magazine, January 1953)
Posted on June 19, 2011 | No CommentsHi Gang… Rick D’Louhy and I are trying to paint a picture – a fiberglass picture – of the 1950’s. To do so we’re assembling all known articles big and... -
The Hillman LaDawri Daytona Special – A Car 50 Years In The Making
Posted on May 11, 2011 | 1 CommentHi Gang… How many times do you get to talk to the original builder of one of our early specials? Not very often, but with Jon Greuel’s help, I was... -
The Jean Poirier Glasspar G2 – A Most Excellent Glasspar Special and a Wonderful Story to Boot!
Posted on December 30, 2010 | No CommentsHi Gang… As you know, I’ve been collecting more stories from each person who either has a vintage fiberglass car or built one back in the day. Recently, I asked... -
Alan and Jen Mortlock’s Glasspar G2 Special
Posted on April 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsHi Gang… Alan and Jen Mortlock have one cool Glasspar G2 Special – and it’s almost out of restoration and ready to debut. Alan recently sent me some pictures of... -
Masano Sports Car – Three Tailed Wonder From Reading PA
Posted on December 21, 2009 | No CommentsHi Gang… Fiberglass cars were designed, built, and celebrated across the USA back in the 1950′s. We tend to forget this because ground zero was Los Angeles, but inspiration on what... -
The Kaiser Mysterion – Darren Swanson’s Wonderful Find
Posted on December 6, 2009 | 1 CommentHi Gang… In the past year, I’ve been honored to meet and get to know many new people interested in these cars. While I consider all of them friends, some...