1954 Custom Roadster
Lots of these customs were built in the 1950′s out of fiberglass, As production cars like the Corvette became popular so did making cars out of fiberglass in your backyard. A fun example of a home brew car.
Seller states:
P FOR AUCTION IS A RARE CUSTOM 1-OFF FIBERGLASS ROADSTER.THIS CAR IS A TIME CAPSEL. BUILT IN CALIF. IN THE 50′S ON A 1933 ROADSTER CHASSIS. (AS TITLED).THIS ULTRA-COOL CUSTOM FEATURES A FORD 59 L FLATHEAD MOTOR WITH HARRELL ALUMINUM HEADS, EVANS 2 POT INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH DUEL STROMBERG 97′S . A WINFIELD SEMI GRIND CAM, 3 3/8 BORE, DOME PISTONS, A 4″ CRANK, PORTED AND POLISHED. THERE IS A BRASS PLATE ON MOTOR THAT SAY’S COACH MAINT. CALIF. CAR RIDES ON 16″ KELSEY-HAYES WIRES AND FIRESTONE WHITES. A 3-SPEED TOP LOADER TRANS. 1940 FORD JUICE BRAKES. UPDATED ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTOR AND ALTERNATOR MAKES FOR A GOOD DRIVER.
CONDITION:
BODY IS A ONE PIECE FIBERGLASS AND HAS SOME CRACKS , A FEW SMALL CHIPS. PAINT IS VERY PRESENTABLE FOR ITS AGE. INTERIOR HAS NO RIPS, TEARS ETC. BROWN ROLLED AND TUCKED INTERIOR, RUNS GREAT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND HISTORY ON THIS CAR FOR A LONG,LONG, TIME. TALKED TO: GREG SHARP ( NHRA) JOE BORTZ (COLLECTOR OF CONCEPT CARS) DICK DEAN, ETC. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW MUCH. POSSIBLE OLD MOVIE CAR, CAR WAS OWNED BY A COLLECTOR IN CALIF. IN THE 1970′S, HE HAD SAID HE PURCHASED IT FROM A IMPERIAL PALACE AUCTION 70′S. NOTE: SOME PICTURES ARE FROM HIS SHOWROOM FROM THEN. THERE IS A GREAT WEB SITE CALLED FORGOTTEN FIBERGLASS THAT HAS STORY OF THIS CAR. IS ALSO ON JAY LENO’S CAR SITE, WAS ON MY CLASSIC CAR TV SHOW, AND IN HEMMINGS, CAR COULD HAVE BEEN ON DISPLAY AT MOVIE WORLD CARS OF THE STARS IN THE 60′S. ??????? THIS CAR COULD BE A GREAT FIND !!! MONEY TALKS.