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Geoff Hacker has been called “Captain Curiosity” and the author and Cars Yeah guest Tom Cotter titled him “The Snipe Hunter” in his book Corvette in the Barn. Geoff’s a college professor, automotive historian, researcher, and adventurer. He’s the king of automotive barn finds and he’ll go anywhere to uncover and bring back to life vehicles many of us never knew existed or thought were long gone. Along with his friend of 30 plus years Rick D’Louhy they co-produce the website Forgotten Fiberglass where you can find them and the treasures they uncover. And now they are working on a book to share with the world under the same titles.
SHOW SPONSOR
Time and resources are several of the many challenges Geoff and Rick face with their quest for these forgotten treasures.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Geoff discovered that you can save history, save origination stories, and imbue the souls of things that are missing through research and finding the people that were there back in time.
FIRST SPECIAL CAR
1962 Tiburon Shark Roadster
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
AUTOMOTIVE RESOURCE
Hemmings – www.hemmings.com
Bring a Trailer – www.bringatrailer.com
Kustomrama – www.kustomrama.com
Custom Car Chronicle – www.customcarchronicle.com
The Rodder’s Journal – www.roddersjournal.com
The Jalopy Journal – www.jalopyjournal.com
FAVORITE BOOK
Dan Post Set of Reprints – The Rodder’s Journal
PARTING ADVICE
The cars are out there. You go find them. Rescue them. Share the information.
HOW TO FIND GEOFF
Undiscovered Classics – www.undiscovered-classics.com
Forgotten Fiberglass – www.forgottenfiberglass.com
Forgotten Sport Customs – www.sportcustom.com
Belly Tanks – www.bellytanks.com
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Great interview with Geoff Hacker of Forgotten Fiberglass.
Enjoy hearing about some of the cars that were designed and built back when I was born in 1951
Through Geoff I’m now restoring a 1952 Glasspar G2 my Dad Warren Gerdes helped build while working at the Glasspar Boat Company in Santa Ana, California from 1948 to 1959.
Looking forward to more interviews.
Regards, Dennis Gerdes
I recently purchased a 1957 Beyers from Jim Scutter from California and would like to know if you have any cars registered 2023 at Amelia Fiberglass Dreams
We did register through Hagerty but no one seems to have any info