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122 Will Silk: It ’ s wonderful to see Hemmings covering these fiberglass American masterpieces of the 1950s. I have had the honor of knowing and working with Geoff Hacker, Rick D'Louhy and the team at Forgotten Fiberglass over the past few months and can say that there is no one site, or group of enthusiasts for that matter, that hold so much information and are so incredibly passionate about cars like that made by Victress. These folks provide a reliable resource and database for the often overlooked fiberglass specials that were so abundant on the American motoring scene over 50 years ago. If only we could get that scene revived again today. Geoff and the gang do a great job keeping the resin fumes aloft, that ’ s for sure! Will Silk is a automotive writer for Sports Car Digest and other e - magazines and websites. Michael Lamm: Geoff Hacker, Ph.D. and Rick D'Louhy, Ph.D. have launched a massive campaign to keep the brief but important era of fiberglass - bodied custom cars alive. Their sustained enthusiasm plus the thoroughness and accuracy of their research sets the standard for this fascinating period of automotive history. Michael Lamm , co - founder and first editor of Special Interest Autos , is also the author of many well - known and "must have" automotive books such as A Century of Automotive Style (co - authored with Dave Holls in 1996), The Fabulous Firebird (1990), The Great Camaro (1991), and most recently Cars I've Loved and Hated (2012). He is known and respected for his carefully researched subjects, detailed analysis, and very readable, enjoyable, and enlightening prose. Jonathan Stein: To most people, the cars that Geoff Hacker and Rick D ’ Louhy research, chase, rehabilitate and restore really are “ Forgotten Fiberglass. ” Thanks to this pair, the profile of unusual and often unloved limited production cars and fiberglass bodies has been raised to a new level. The research is terrific, the cars are fun and innovative and, often, without Geoff and Rick many would be lost forever. And this doesn ’ t even take into account the entertainment factor of their website “ Forgotten Fiberglass. ” If you haven ’ t seen it yet, you owe it to yourself to check it out and see what all the noise is about. Jonathan Stein is an automotive historian and writer, and the Associate Publisher of Hagerty ’ s magazine. He may be best known for his 12 years at Automobile Quarterly.