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25 1955 Woodill Wildfire (2019) The Woodill Wildfire is one of the first postwar American sports cars. Available in late 1952, the Wildfire was originally proposed as a prototype sports car for the Willys motor car company by B.R. “ Woody ” Woodill. After the Willys Corporation was purchased by Kaiser in late 1952, the Kaiser Darrin was chosen as their sports car and B.R. Woodill moved forward and created his own independent sports car company. The Wildfire quickly became one of the best known small sports car companies in America and was featured in popular movies of the time such as “ Johnny Dark ”, “ Written on the Wind ” and “ Knock on Wood. ” 100 examples - bodies and sports cars - were built over approximately 5 years. The Woodill Wildfire in our collection was built by Larry Frank in the 1950s. Retained for his entire life, Larry re - built his Wildfire a second time in the 1970s using Corvette independent rear suspension and a 396 cubic inch engine with automatic transmission. When acquired in 2017, the Wildfire had been sitting for years and needed a total mechanical, body and interior restoration. After restoration, the car was sold to a collector in the mid - west where it resides today. Less than 10 restored examples of the Wildfire exist.