Showcase 1953 Maverick Sportster – (to be completed) Owners: Tom Chandler and Undiscovered Classics (insert slide deck here) History of This Car “The Maverick Sportster is a Land-Bound Pegasus with airborne power and cloud-like riding quality” (Maverick Sportster brochure, 1953) … Continue reading
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Showcase 1953 Woodill Wildfire – 1 of 2 Johnny Dark Movie Cars Design By B.R. “Woodill” and Bill Tritt Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — Johnny Dark Movie Car Starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie — History of This Car … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Manta Ray Designed and Built By Glenn Hire and Vernon Antoine Owners: Donald and Lori Lacer, Junction City, Kansas — One of America’s First Postwar Show Cars — Best Viewed In Landscape Mode Use On-Screen Arrows To Move … Continue reading
Showcase 1956 Bangert Manta Ray Design by Noel (Marshall) Bangert Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — Based on The Styling of the Buick Wildcat II Concept Car — History of This Car Noel Bangert launched his first car to … Continue reading
Showcase 1968 SWM Renault Gordini Owner: Luis Alarcos – Valladolid, Spain History of This Car SWM was a German based company founded by two brothers in the 1960s. Stefan and Wenzel Mannl (Stefan and Wenzel Mannl – SWM) designed, … Continue reading
Showcase 1956 Byers SR-100 Design by Jim Byers Owner: Jack Farr, Cresson, Texas — The World’s Most Beautiful Sports Car — Road & Track, February, 1957 History of This Car This car was originally built by two enthusiasts in the … Continue reading
Showcase 1954 Debonnaire / Venture Design By Phillip Egan (from the Tucker Design Team) Owner: Paul Sable, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania — America’s Boulevard Sports Car — History of This Car This was one of the Debonnaire’s built by the factory. … Continue reading
Showcase 1966 Cannara Built at the Beginning of the Wedge Car Movement — Strother MacMinn Was Ray Cannara’s Mentor at the ArtCenter — History of This Car Ray Cannara, a native Floridian was a successful designer from the start winning … Continue reading
History LeMans Coupe (1958) Design By Strother MacMinn 1958 LeMans Coupe by Strother MacMinn — The Most Exciting Sports Car Design Constructed In The USA In Years — Robert Cumberford: SCG Magazine, March 1960 No other “Special” of the 1950s … Continue reading
Showcase 1954 Victress S1A Design By Doc Boyce-Smith and Hugh Jorgensen Owner: Guy Dirkin, Clermont, Florida — The Lost Motor Trend Victress — Built By Fred Bodley – Motor Trend Technical Editor History of This Car The 1954 “Motor Trend” … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Glasspar G2 Design By Bill Tritt Owners: Brian and Sue Ford, Christchurch, New Zealand Best Viewed In Landscape Mode Use On-Screen Arrows To Move Thru Photos History of This Car The Glasspar G2 is considered by many to … Continue reading
Showcase 1952 Voodoo Gardner Designed and Built By Jerry Gardner Owners: Brian and Sue Ford, Christchurch, New Zealand — The Mightiest Postwar Special Ever Built — Click on the Links Below For More Information Story: EXTRA EXTRA….The 1952 Voodoo Gardner … Continue reading