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Tornado Cars 50th anniversary at the Historic Specials Day 10th August 2008. See events page for Details.
This site is dedicated to the early days of fibreglass car body construction and the industry that surrounded the specials craze during the ten years from 1954 - 1964.
On these pages I hope to list all the companies that supplied the major components to the do - it - yourself car builder who wanted to build himself a sports car from the remains of a humble family saloon, which was usually a Ford Eight or Ten .
The main objective of the site is to give brief details of, and publish pictures of, the 100 or so different body styles that were available at the time but are now, in the main, long forgotten. This will be done as time permits. So if there is a company that you think should be listed, or you have any comment to make about the site, or information that may be of use, please contact me at the address below. Also I am building up a file of specials owners past and present. So if you own or have owned a special from this period, or perhaps you worked at one of the many firms that are mentioned on the site, please email with details of your car, company or memories of your time building specials.
Details of New Zealand, Australian and South African cars also wanted.
The 1950s Specials web site is being created by
Rob Daniels
visitors since 11-01-01