We have written it on other occasions and we will never tire of repeating it: we are fascinated by fiberglass cars, those built in small series by enthusiasts who wanted to build the car of their dreams. Sometimes it wasn’t even small series: the seller says that this car, called Karu de Carrera (a name… Read More Unknown: 1952 Karu de Carrera
What is more important, whether a car is fast or it looks fast? We are confident that everyone has their own answer in mind, and that this car was designed to answer those for whom the second option mattered. In fact, when I was little and I saw the ads of these cars for sale,… Read More Fast look: Puma Coupè GTE 1600
Among the countless applications of the chassis of the Volkswagen Typ 1 (aka Beetle) there was also this: the Apal 1200, with the body strictly made of fiberglass. Apal was a Belgian company, indeed the name is the acronym of “Application Polyester Armé de Liège” (Reinforced Polyester Application of Liege), and only 150 of these… Read More Body only: 1962 Apal 1200
As fans of classic cars we believe that any car, from the most beautiful and famous to the ugliest and least known, has the dignity of being published. Indeed, often the most “obscure” cars often have an interesting story behind them, often linked to the dream of one or two men. This brand, Gilbern, it… Read More The butcher’s car: 1963 Gilbern GT 1800
It’s not that we forgot to put the year of the car in the title, the fact is that the seller didn’t write it. In fact, this Elite, perhaps the most beautiful Lotus ever produced, is a “Type 14”, produced from 1957 to 1963: we are not Lotus experts so we are unable to deduce,… Read More Needs cosmetics: Lotus Elite Type 14
Among the various manufacturers who built fiberglass bodies between the 50s and 70s, there was also B.R. “Woody” Woodill a Willys dealer from Downey, California. He started to build two specials, one for him and one for a customer, the cars were completed in time for the ’52 Los Angeles Motorama and they had a… Read More ‘Vette under the skin: 1955 Woodill Wildfire
Sun and warm air in your hair: this is the first feeling that comes in mind when looking at this car, especially in quarantine times like these. The car is a LaDawri, Sebring model, a fiberglass creation from the 50s, made by LaDawri Coachcraft, founded by Leslie Albert Dawes in British Columbia, Canada in 1956,… Read More Open orange: 1957 LaDawri Sebring
Actually we did not know exactly how to call this car: we know that – as the seller says – under the skin is the frame and engine of a Henry J. but we don’t know much else. Technically speaking, we do not know the year of manufacture of the chassis, nor the year in… Read More Time traveler: 1950 Kaiser Frazer Henry J. “Custom”
Years ago we published another Austin Healey with a fiberglass body made by the American Jamaica, but that time it was an open body, very different from this one. This Austin Healey in fact has a “Berlinetta” bodywork whose lateral lines closely resemble those of the Lamborghini Miura without being a ridiculous copy. Indeed, it… Read More Mini Miura: 1959 Austin Healey 3000 Mk1 Jamaican
You may like it or not, but if we didn’t publish special cars like this one, we certainly wouldn’t be doing our job (in real life it’s certainly not a job). Or, maybe, that’s just because we used to be frequent visitors of autopuzzles.com A car that, actually, is the first time we see (even… Read More Renault inside: 1967 Sovam 1100 VS
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