US fiberglass

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The US Fiberglass Company was an American wheelwright from Norwood, New Jersey . In 1956 a number of passenger car models were created that were marketed as US fiberglass .

description

In 1956 the company built a roadster with two seats and a fiberglass body under the name Mark II . The wheelbases varied between 2538 mm and 2997 mm. Chassis and drive came from donor vehicles of the customer's choice. The body was adapted to the different chassis lengths. Usually the donor vehicles had V8 engines .

Most vehicles were sold as kits , but there were also pre-assembled cars.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 . Krause Publications, Inc. Iola, Wisconsin (2002). ISBN 0-87349-461-X
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1645. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1645. (English)