Glasspar G2

by Rick Stringer

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Glasspar G2

Artist

Rick Stringer

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Digital Art - Digital Rendering

Description

The Glasspar was born in 1949, when Major Ken Brooks showed California fiberglass boat builder, Bill Tritt, the hot rod he was building. It was a stripped down Willys with a modified V-8. Tritt convinced Brooks to clothe the car in fiberglass. The G2, according to records, was the first production fiberglass-bodied car. An example is in the Smithsonian Institution. The first model was shown at the Philadelphia Plastics Show in 1952, and appeared in many newspapers and national magazines.

Wheelbase is 101 inches with the engine set back for better weight distribution. Cars were first fitted with Willys Flathead 6 or Ford Flathead V-8’s. This car runs the later Ford Y-Block V-8, with tri-carburetors coupled to a 1940’s Ford truck three-speed transmission, all mounted on an early 1940’s Ford frame.

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January 23rd, 2023

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