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116 Collectors and Enthusiasts Phil Fleming: It's unusual for a couple of guys to accomplish something no one else has done and help thousands of people while doing it. That's what Geoff Hacker and Rick D'Louhy have done. They have collected arguably all available information about all early fiberglass bodied sports cars and made it available to all of us. It's all on their exceptional website: Forgotten Fiberglass.com. It's impressive. Here's what it's about: enterprising individuals built their own sports cars, custom assembling them largely from all sorts of available components. Cars were simple then. Basically, they would take an existing "donor" frame, bolt on an engine on it and mount an attractive fiberglass body over it. The result: unique and extraordinary sports cars. They turned out well, too. Road & Track asked it's readers in 1957 about the Byers SR100: "Is this America's most beautiful sports car?" Hello, Corvette and Thunderbird! There are countless other interesting and little known marques awaiting you on their website. Geoff has shared that over 1,000,000 people have visited their website so far. It's great stuff. Go there. Phil Fleming is an ardent enthusiast, collector, restorer, and Devin sports car owner. Having grown up in the 50s in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, (near Detroit) Phil had a ringside seat to the cars, designers, and trends from those that worked and lived nearby. Phil's Devin has won numerous awards - most notably from Amelia Island Concours e'Elegance, Greenwich Concours, and the Hemmings Concours d'Elegance. From left to right: At the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d ’ Elegance—Rick D ’ Louhy, George Barris, Gene Winfield and Geoff Hacker

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