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#31
05-05-2002, 04:52 PM
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first fiberglass car
The Woodill Wildfire was the first production fiberglass car in 1952 manufactured in Downey Cal. by Woody Woodill with body by Glasspar (Bill Tritt) on a Willy's running gear and a willys Fhead inline six. The picture is my 1954 Wildfire this was a kit with Ford chassis and Mercury flathead V8. Found in a barn in upstate NY and rebuilt and restored in 1976.
Last edited by blewistx; 05-05-2002 at 11:56 PM. 
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#32
05-06-2002, 04:47 PM
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I would have to say that you are a member with perhaps the most exclusive car here
 Thanks, I wanted to know what it actually looked like. PS Hudson, could you please tell us the correct answer?
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#34
08-26-2002, 02:48 AM
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Interesting Find
You might be interested in knowing that the prototype Wildfire has been restored in California. It even has the original tires. At the Santa Barbara Concours, a judge said that he could see that they even had the Orginal air in them.
Car belongs to a guy named Fred Roth. who I think lives near Westlake. My two sons were singularly unimpressed at what their grandfather had been up to in the 50's. Mike Woodill Santa Barbara CA
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#35
12-31-2002, 09:48 AM
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"The fastest potato on the table" :smoker2:
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#36
05-21-2003, 10:42 PM
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Glaspar
 We have questions about fiberglass cars before the Corvette? Let's clear this one up. Yes there were way more than 300 Glaspar G2's built before 1953 according to the man in charge so the Corvette did not catch up for a while after that. Yes, they were what we would consider "kit-cars" but they were available built up and the "Post frame", that's Shorty Post not Wiley Post, was a Glaspar item not just a Woody Woodill innovation. There was competition history too, west coast races and believe it or not, the Mexican Road Race in 1953. Various degrees of low-key involvement, yes, but they were right there so all you Glaspar owners can feel you have one up one the C-Type Jag guys on the Carrera, your car is real.
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#37
08-08-2003, 11:24 AM
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Well this thread looks like it died... So, here's a real easy double question for you American car nuts...
After Ransom Olds left Oldsombile, what car company did he form? And what was name of the "best" car he designed for this company?
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#38
08-08-2003, 02:00 PM
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#39
08-08-2003, 02:07 PM
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08-08-2003, 11:12 PM
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REO is the company, I guess I should rephrase the second part: What was his "Farewell" model for REO?
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#41
08-20-2003, 03:11 PM
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Re: Automotive History trivia part III
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New EASY question: What Chevrolet model, meant to compete with the Ford model T, was named after it's price?
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#42
08-20-2003, 03:51 PM
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08-20-2003, 06:47 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Automotive History trivia part III
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#44
08-28-2003, 01:03 AM
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Chevrolet Four-Ninety (490).
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#45
08-30-2003, 12:13 PM
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Re: Automotive History trivia part III
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Support America's dependence on foreign oil - drive an SUV! "At Ford, job number one is quality. Job number two is making your car explode." - Norm McDonald. If you find my signature offensive - feel free to get a sense of humor.
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