History One off 1950's fibeglass oddball help??

A friend of mine picked up this a few weeks back, as of yet, nobody has been able to figure out what it is, the only information so far was what he could gain from the seller as seen below. He's been in contact with the folks at Forgotten Fiberglass, but even they have no idea.

Click on the link for the album, and thanks for any assistance! https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVk9vx1


A fiberglass body mounted to a steel perimeter frame and is equipped with a 1953 241ci Dodge Red Ram Hemi V8 paired with a three-speed manual transmission. Additional details include a black soft top and bucket seats, independent front suspension, a Mopar export-market instrument cluster, and 15″ wheels with moon covers.

A Ford steering wheel frames a period tachometer and control knobs, while a central instrument panel from a European-export Dodge or DeSoto includes a 160-km/h speedometer as well as gauges for amperage, fuel level, oil pressure, and coolant temperature. The five-digit odometer shows just over 19k kilometers (~12k miles), with actual mileage unknown.

The 241ci Dodge Red Ram Hemi V8 retains a single carburetor as well as a generator, distributor, and radiator, and is paired with a three-speed manual gearbox. The engine is stamped D444984, which indicates 1953 production and corresponds with the number shown on the title.

 

Woodill Wildfire

 

It's not a Woodill.
If Geoff doesn't recognize it, it's probably a one-off. Interesting contrast between the fully molded cockpit and the tiny hood. One is well-executed, the other pretty basic.
I'm curious about the European cluster. Is it different than a Canadian one?
The windshields look GMish to me, but too narrow to be from a U.S. car.

 

Some side photos would be good. Is it a mid 1950s Devin?

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It's a mystery? BTTT.

 

If geoff can't identify it, it's a one off.

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Isn't that a Ford steering wheel? Lippy

 

For a one off, it really looks well done.

 

The speedometer cluster isn't Canadian. We didn't go metric until 1977.

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More pics would sure help. Looks really well made

 

from the link in the first post, a couple pics

unfortunately there isn't a real good overall picture of the car, photography is difficult.



I don't know what kind of help you expect, maybe an ad or brochure from an old magazine? It's probably a one off, but there might be another one somewhere in the world...not real likely.

Hopefully it'll get put into running driving condition, and get to go out in the world so folks can see it in person. Neat find!

 

Dash from a 1953 Dodge Regent although not in Metric so maybe some kind of export version.

 

You might want to contact these people. I think they can help.

Forgotten Fiberglass Home Page | Undiscovered Classics

 

That is the Geoff they speak of.

 

Thanks everyone. The mystery continues.

 

I did not know this.

 

Glass Spar? HRP

 

Almquist?

 

You mentioned that it's titled. I'd start there ...

What's the wheelbase?

 

Lancer?

 

It's neat, whatever it is. Looks like someone made a pretty detailed one-piece mold of the car's body shape and then just cut-in the hood and trunklid and doors, since as SR100 pointed out, the openings in the body are pretty crude compared to the rest of the molding of it.

I hope your friend is able to find more history. What would help is to pull the car out of the garage, stand at least 10 feet back from it, and get some better pictures. The current pictures are very choppy and at weird angles and don't show it's overall shape very well at all. Pics inside the trunk and under the hood would also help, especially in areas pertaining to how the body was manufactured, not just pics of the engine and the hole in the rear.

 

Yeah, the pics above are just the ones from the seller. Hopefully he will get some soon.

 

Literally as above, has anyone ever seen it or know who built it?

I figured with the hundreds of thousands of members on here, if someone recognized it, it might be helpful, and if not, may be able to point him in the right direction to continue the search.

We have a few tips already from this and a similar thread on a European forum (as its got the export dash, and TR3 seats.

 

Another friend unearthed this video!

 

love it, hope you get to find out its history

 

Is it a victress?

 

The Kaiser, Henry J chassis was a pretty sophisticated piece. Used Ford IFS, well built frame etc

 

Nope.

 

Based on the tail-lights, I'd say it's a "Ford". Those wheel covers, definitely J.C. Whitney.
I am Butchy/56sedandelivery.

 

It's A Henry J, 1951.