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Cisitalia Specs For Allied Swallow Owners – Motor: February 1949
Hi Gang… For you Atlas / Allied Swallow owners out there… here’s a short one-page article from Motor Magazine in February, 1949. It’s nice to see how they presented the…
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Forgotten Fiberglass Cars To Appear At Hemmings Concours d’Elegance – Sept 27-29, 2013
Posted on April 20, 2013 | 1 CommentHi Gang… What a year 2013 is turning out to be: * First, in March, 2013 we debuted our 1962 Shark Roadster at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Click here... -
Tony St. Clair and “Deadly Curves:” The 1920s – Embossed Gauge Panels
Posted on April 19, 2013 | 8 CommentsHi Gang… From time to time, you’ve heard me share many thanks for the help of Tony St. Clair on different articles here at Forgotten Fiberglass. His expertise and interests lie in so many... -
Forgotten Fiberglass is Going to Carlisle May 17-19 2013 – Seminar 2 – Renault Based Fiberglass Specials
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 2 CommentsHi Gang… Come one, Come all….The Forgotten Fiberglass Gang is heading north in May, 2013 to participate in theCarlisle Import & Kit Nationals. Good friend Marvin McFalls, President of the Renault Owner’s Club... -
The Bohada – Three Friends, A Dream and An Award Winning Sports Car
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 6 CommentsHi Gang… This car has fascinated me since being turned on to it many years ago by Guy Dirken. It’s a small sports car with a wheelbase of less than... -
Ten Automobiles Exhibit (1953) – Automobiles As Works Of Art: The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 5 CommentsHi Gang… I dedicate this story to a friend who recently joined us here at Forgotten Fiberglass – Howie Wold. Howie and I first met when he contacted me about... -
Robert Cumberford Says….”Don’t Build That Fiberglass Body!” (Car and Driver, Sept 1962) – Part 1
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 6 CommentsHi Gang… As I’ve mentioned before, I feel like one of the luckiest “car guys” around. I’ve always been fascinated with corners of the world that are “less traveled.” This... -
Car Craft’s Building a Sorrell Fiberglass Sports Car – Part 1: Design and Full Scale Model
Posted on April 14, 2013 | No CommentsNote: This is the first in a series of articles that appeared in Car Craft Magazine about the process of designing and building your own fiberglass bodied sports car. Car Craft... -
Forgotten Fiberglass On The Road to Carlisle: May 17-19 2013 – Seminar 1 – Forgotten Fiberglass
Posted on April 13, 2013 | 5 CommentsHi Gang… Come one, Come all….The Forgotten Fiberglass Gang is heading north in May, 2013 to participate in the Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals. Good friend Marvin McFalls, President of... -
Maverick Sportster Brochure: “Land Bound Pegasus With Air-Borne Power And Cloud-Like Riding Quality”
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsHi Gang… This is a beautiful brochure from Sterling Gladwin, the designer, creator, and builder of the Maverick Sportster. Although the Maverick was first offered in late 1952, this brochure... -
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... -
The Rogue and the Enzmann – Small Car Parade: March, 1960
Posted on April 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… Alden Jewell found this on the inside page of the Small Car Parade Magazine from March, 1960. Shown is the new Enzmann as well as the older 1954... -
A Fiberglass 1999 T-Bird? You Betcha! Another Concept Vehicle in ‘Glass
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 3 CommentsHi Gang… I’m lucky to have an absolutely wonderful car museum close to me and this is the Sarasota Classic Car Museum in Sarasota, Florida owned by good friend Martin... -
The Stunning Hirsch Roadster by Jeff Hirsch: A Mystery No More
Posted on April 9, 2013 | 8 CommentsHi Gang… Back in 2011, I posted a mystery car that was owned by Tom Pawlak who lives in Southern California. It was called the “Hirsch Sports Car” but that’s all... -
1954 Custom Cars Trend Book Annual – Part 1: “Is The Public Ready For Plastic?”
Posted on April 8, 2013 | 4 CommentsNote: This is the first 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 of... -
Super Plastic Sports Car Unveiled – CRV-4 Worldwide Tour Press Release
Posted on April 8, 2013 | 2 CommentsHi Gang… Another press release photo uncovered most likely circa 1965 – we’ll let Nick Whitlow, our resident CRV historian and expert, chip in and share his thoughts on the...