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There have been some wonderful cars built over the years – and unfortunately lost. Like any historical object, cars too go thru a time of depreciation where their value becomes so low that many find them hard to keep. For the fortunate few, some survive the ages of time. Others…we hope so but perhaps not. This page is dedicated to the pursuit of lost cars in the hopes that some may be turned up and reunited with their history and origins. Not all of the cars on this page will be fiberglass. After all….some cars are worth finding – no matter who made them or what material was used.
This page highlights the lost cars our group has been researching over the years. If you have any information on these cars, please let us know and e-mail me at geoffrey@grhacker.com
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Lost Car 1: The 1955 Jules Heumann Singer Special
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Lost Car 2: Victress S1A – Last Seen in 1994 in California
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Lost Car 3: Glasspar G2 Stephen O’Brien
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Lost Car 4: The Ken Mace Woodill Wildfire
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Geoff, About 2 years ago, I saw an ad for a fiberglass kit that looked something like a Jaguar XK120. It was designed to fit on a Triumph TR3 chassis. I have not been able to find it since. Have you ever heard of such a kit? I had a rusty TR3 I once thought I would be to use.
John
There is a company in the UK called Autotune http://www.autotuneuk.com which manufactures both dimensionally accurate and ‘in the spirit of’ XK120 and XK140 bodies in fibreglass. They also produce an excellent chassis which is bracketed for a Jaguar six and manual gearbox.
Hi John…many fiberglass sports car designs were inspired by the Jaguar XK120 and other cars too. Here is a series of stories we’ve written about the design heritage of many of the ’50s fiberglass sports cars. Hope you enjoy
http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?cat=96
Geoff
Hello Geoffrey,
I have located a ’53 glasspar GT here in TN. What should I look for to authenticate the car. Do they have serial plates or identifying marks.
Ken
Hi, Ken. The cars were numbered, but the locations will vary. All cars had a plate located in the area above the passenger door hinge… most of these plates have been removed over time. Glasspar also stamped numbers on the aluminum latch plate
for the passenger door, and some have been found stamped on the threshold extrusion just above the right side rocker panel. Details and photos can be found in the Glasspar section of this website, or contact me for assistance. Happy hunting!