The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced
The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced
Bambino Sport was a concept car based on the Bambino 200 microcar. The small roadster was designed by Franco Scaglione in 1957, and it features a more aerodynamic design than the original Bambino 200. The car has a fiberglass body, weighs only 375 kg and is powered by a 191cc two-stroke ILO engine. The Bambino
The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced
The Trident Clipper was a car that just until a little bit ago we didn't know even existed, more less knew how fantastic it was. We've now fallen in love with this ultra-rare beauty and its fabulous performance. There were less than 200 Clippers built and very few made it State side. This handsome specimen...
Land-Bound Pegasus: The Brief, Fascinating Saga of a Fair-Weather Roadster
The history of Spatz is so ephemeral that to get to it you have to do a bit of history. The Brütsch 200 Spatz was an attractive 3-wheeled microcar. It was one of many creations by engineer and fiberglass body pioneer Egon Brütsch, who sold a manufacturing license for his design to the German company
* Out of the blue, Brazilian Renato Bellote recently offered up some striking photos and information on the Brazilian-market Puma on the Hemmings Forum, including the 1972 Puma GTE pictured above. Apparently, Puma used both VW boxer four-cylinders and Chevrolet inline six-cylinder engines. It consta...
As much as we enjoy the traditional councours fare, some of our favorite cars at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance were the quirky entrants i
It may have been a kit car, but the Astra X-300 GT was powered by a Chevy small-block V8 and had a lightweight fiberglass body.
The Studebaker Avanti was a stunning car doomed by its association with the dying independent automaker -- its rakish fiberglass body, called into exi
Back when styling mattered.
1956 Buick Centurion A spectacular four-passenger coupe with a fiberglass body and an all-glass top, the red and white Centurion dream car was equipped with a television camera mounted in the trunk. A receiver on the instrument panel displayed images from the camera, thereby rendering the rearview mirror obsolete. The camera was mounted in a tailcone inspired by a jet fighter, a recurring theme in concept cars of the ’50s. A 325-hp V-9 engine provided thrust. Centurion is now owned […]
The 2023 Lotus Elise is a two-seater, rear-wheel-drive, mid-engined SUV from a British manufacturer. 2023 Lotus Elise has a fiberglass body shell on its attached extruded aluminum chassis, which provides a rigid platform for suspension while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum.
Land-Bound Pegasus: The Brief, Fascinating Saga of a Fair-Weather Roadster
The Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster pays homage to the very first car ever built, the Benz Patent Motor Car, but adds joystick control, a fiberglass body and hydrogen-electric fuel-cell power.
The frame, rear drive wheel, and engine of a motorcycle (450 cc or larger) with the front suspension of a VW, is coupled to a special frame that is provided. The 3-piece fiberglass body is bolted to it.
