Sportscar Specials Trend Book #178: 1958 Multiple Cars … Continue reading
Category Archives: Alken
Alkenly Beautiful Volks World: November, 2018 … Continue reading
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The 1958 Alken D2
Hi Gang… Go Alken! We may have found just four (or perhaps five) Alken D2 sports cars so far but lucky for us – vintage information is still being shared and revealed from long lost archives across the USA. Recently, … Continue reading
Hi Gang… There’s never a dull moment here at Undiscovered Classics. And although the 2020 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance ended mere hours ago, Dan Palatnik and I have been hard at work the last week to bring artwork on handcrafted … Continue reading
This is the most promising to date of the several electric cars being engineered in various cities. George Lippincott, the founder and president of Nic-L-Silver, hopes to have ten cars a day rolling off the assembly line now being tooled. … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Research takes you in a variety of different directions for a variety of different cars. About 2 years ago, I found an obscure reference that an article about the Alken could be found in an early issue of … Continue reading
Hi Gang… It’s a challenge. Here at Forgotten Fiberglass we have information coming in from sources across the world – and then we pile our own research onto this stream of information too. Have no fear though fiber-gang….it’s challenging but … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Rick and I chase down the neatest automotive history stories and many times – the cars that go with them. This time, we actually caught the car first and we’re in search of its build story – second. … Continue reading
Hi Gang… Sports Cars Illustrated published annual “Directories” from 1958 thru 1961. In the summer of 1961, they changed their name to “Car and Driver” and ceased publication of annual directories from that point forward. But the “Directories” spanning 4 … Continue reading
Hi Gang… I live vicariously thru my good friend Javier Munoz and his growing Alken collection. Javier has two of them ready to restore, and he’s chomping on the bit to begin them. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and waiting … Continue reading
Hi Gang… There are so many cool fiberglass sports car brochures out there. Wait ‘till you see what we at Forgotten Fiberglass have in store for you over the 2011 summer! By the time we’re done, you’ll think fiberglass sports … Continue reading
Hi Gang… This story is for my good friends John Gulow and Javier Munoz – both who are Nic-L-Silver Battery “Pioneer” car enthusiasts, and one (Javier) who owns at least one of these cars. Background of Project: George Lippincott was … Continue reading