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| 1945, Fall |
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| 1946, July |
- Debut of fiberglass Stout Car: Project Y
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| 1946, Summer |
- Debut of Darrin’s fiberglass car
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| 1949, December |
- Introduction of Kurtis Sports Car – first production car to utilize fiberglass body components
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1949, December: Road & Track Magazine |
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| 1950 |
- Henry J (100″ wheelbase) introduced and produced from ’51-’55.
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| 1950, June |
- Korean forces invade South Korea on June 25, 1950
- This has impact on resin/polyester products for suppliers in ’51 – See story about creation of Glasspar’s 2nd car – the Alembic I.
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| 1950, November 16th-19th |
- First Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Shrine Convention Hall, Los Angeles, California
- Fiberglass cars did not appear
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| 1951, May |
- Irwin Lancer Completed and Driving
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1952, November: Modern Man Magazine |
| 1951, June |
- Brooks Boxer Completed and Driving
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1952, November: Modern Man Magazine |
| 1951, November 7th-11th |
- Second Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Fiberglass cars debuted here for the first time
- Cars That Appear Include: Glasspar G2, Irwin Lancer, Wasp, Skorpion, Aerocar
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| 1952, September |
- American Enterprise fiberglass cars first appears
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1952, September: Road & Track Magazine |
| 1952, November 10th-16th |
- Third Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Cars That Appear Include:
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| 1952, November |
- Birth of Atlas Fiberglass Sports Car Company
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1953, April: Hop Up Magazine |
| 1952 |
- Willys returns to producing American cars with the Aero series of cars including the Lark, Wing, Ace, and Eagle. Production of Willys cars continued in America thru ’55.
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| 1953, March 24 |
- Kaiser announces purchase of Willys Overland Motors for estimated $62,300,000, making Kaiser-Frazer the world’s fourth largest auto company with assets of more than 200 million dollars.
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| 1953 – early |
- Allied Falcon 94″ wb roadster released
- “After the first of the year Atlas plans to build a fiberglass roadster body for MG’s along similar lines which wil sell at the low figure of $485.00”
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1952, December: Road & Track Magazine |
| 1953, June 2nd-7th |
- First Annual Michigan Motor Show
- Location: Michigan State Fair Grounds, Detroit Michigan
- First and only “Petersen Motorama” organized outside Los Angeles by Petersen Publishing
- Cars That Appear Include: Grantham Stardust
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| 1953, August |
- Guy Mabee Victress sets world speed record at Bonneville for open sports car at 203.105 mph
- Bill Burke and his Sonny’s Allied Swallow sets world speed record at Bonnevile for closed sports car at 167 mph
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| 1953, October 26th-November 1st |
- Fourth Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Cars That Appear Include:
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| 1954, February |
- Atlas / Allied Introduces 100″ Wheelbase Coupe
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Letters From Allied, Kunicki Collection and Others |
| 1954, April 27th |
- Announcement of formation of Clearfield Plastics.
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The Progress Newspaper: April 27th, 1954 |
| 1954, June |
- Johnny Dark film released (filming took place in 1953-1954)
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| 1954, November 5th-14th |
- Fifth Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Name Changes To: International Motor Revue and (Motorama)
- Cars That Appear Include:
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| 1955, October 14th-23rd |
- Sixth Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Name Changes To: International Motor Revue
- Cars That Appear Include:
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| 1958 |
- Recession – impact on fiberglass companies
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Hemmings: Daniel Strohl Article: You Auto Buy Now! Anything! |
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| 1966, February 3rd-6th |
- Seventh Annual Petersen Motorama
- Location: Pan Pacific Auditorium
- Name Changes To:
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