Hi Gang… When it’s quiet on our website, we’re usually busy somewhere else. This year, as you’ll see in the near future, has been a year for restorations and brand-new creations. But that story is for the future. Today’s story … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Our 1947 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet book is now online and you can review and read it for free. You can also use the controls at the bottom of the screen (when you read the book) to download the entire … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I was honored to call Ed Almquist a friend – and what an amazing life he led. The people he met, the business he built and the automotive times he lived through were some of the most exciting … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Our enterprise, Undiscovered Classics, is all about research – especially the hard to get to “stuff”. Undiscovered Classics is about: Uncovering the history of the early postwar sports car marques such as Glasspar, Victress, and more. Revealing the … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Back in 2016, Undiscovered Classics worked closely with Bill Warner and Mark Becker of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance to host a class of cars called “Concepts Beyond Detroit.” The class included the following cars: 1961 Tiburon Porsche … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Great news gang. One of my favorite postwar sports cars, the 1948 Timbs Streamliner, will begin the restoration and rebuilding process in the near future. Great friends Gary and Diane Cerveny, owners of the Timbs Streamliner lost this … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I am most honored to make this announcement. Fred Roth has been a guiding force in recognizing the importance of limited production American sports cars since the beginning – and I do mean “beginning.” It was Fred’s interest in … Continue reading
Hi Gang… As we continue to uncover the history of handcrafted cars in the 40s and 50s, we collate, organize, and share what we learn continuing to build a comprehensive database showing the nationwide – and worldwide – movement in … Continue reading
Hi Gang… This marks the first time that I have been given an opportunity to do a book review – with a bonus for each of you at the end of this story. More about that “bonus” later. As Rick … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Everyone’s doing it and Kit Car Builder Magazine has now taken the digital plunge. Starting with the current issue – March/April 2014 – Kit Car Builder has moved from print media on newsstands to digital format for computers, … Continue reading
Note: 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 these stories on Forgotten Fiberglass. ————————– Hi Gang… This is … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Have I got a gem of a book to share with you – and a new “friend of fiberglass” to introduce too 🙂 The book is called “Made in Iowa: Iowa’s Automobiles – An Entertaining and Enlightening History” … Continue reading
Hi Gang… It was with great surprise and honor that I found our website mentioned in the Spring 2010 issue of “Hagerty’s – Fuel for the Motoring Lifestyle” Automobile magazine. Bill Sigworth, Naugatuk Plastics Company historian and Chemtura employee emeritus (Chemtura was formerly Naugatuk … Continue reading
