Actually it was in the back of a semi trailer but hidden away none the less! Only about 25 of these were manufactured during the mid/late 50's. The Byers appeared on the cover of the February 1957 issue of Road & Track where it was claimed to be "the most beautiful sports car in the world". This one is built on a Henry J chassis and was powered by a big Hudson six with dual carbs. Unfortunately the previous owner sold the engine and windshield years ago. Would love to find more history if anyone recognizes the car. We're planning to restore it as a period correct 50's sports car.
Wow, nice looking car. What a score, sorta Healey-ish. I grew up near LAX and there was a J.E. (?) Byers boat and fiberglass company just east of us. Same company? I didn't know they made car bodies, driving by we only saw flatbottom ski boats.
Interesting car. Seems like a lot of those glass cars used Henry J for a chassis. Somewhere there is an old factory filled with take off J bodies and fenders!
I race against a Byers in Vintage racing on tracks like Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway. Until he recently passed, it was owned and raced by Ole Anderson. PM me for additional information since this is not really HAMB friendly.
That's the same Byers! His first car was the Meteor from the early 50's and this SR100 was a revised version of that.
Paging @G. Hacker ... P.S. Unless those are just whatever wheels they had laying around to push the car around, it looks like they may have been setting it up for drag racing, probably after the engine was sold. P.P.S. Do you have any pictures of the interior?
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