Mike Akens Victress S1A Is Complete! Hi Gang… I’ve been tracking Mike Akens Victress since he bought it in a remote location of Colorado back in 2014. Right from the start, Mike jumped on its restoration and hasn’t looked back. You can check out his first story in 2014 […]

Ralph Lysell’s 1951 Rally – Handcrafted Sports Custom From Norway Hi Gang… The postwar years were an exciting time of regrowth and opportunity, and part of this energy went into creating the new postwar sports car. Smaller, more sleek and often more powerful, sports car designs were being developed in Europe and […]

1954 Frazer Custom – The Walter Omelenchuk Special Hi Gang… I love searching for lost cars and their histories but the best part of what we do is bringing it all together. Matching the car, the history and the families related to building it and putting it all together. Then, sharing the story […]

Richard Oakes – Designing UK Sports Cars Since The 1970s Hi Gang… Today we welcome back one of our newest contributors, John Mellberg. John’s stories are based on a rich understanding of handbuilt cars which goes back to the late 1990s when he started one of the earliest websites dedicated to […]

Check Out Our New Undiscovered Classics Website Hi Gang… Well…we never really closed but behind all the new stories posted this year we’ve been busy with a redesign of the website. The good news is that our 6 month redesign effort is now complete with great thanks to those who have helped […]

1949 Coachbuilt Cadillac – The Harold Reiner Special Hi Gang… Creating a special body for a car was more the norm for the wealthy before World War II, but much less so in the postwar years. Custom work after the war was often done in fiberglass (even the legendary Detroit Motorama cars) – but […]

Austin Paruch and the Strada Americana Hi Gang… Today I have the honor of introducing you to a new friend of Undiscovered Classics – Austin Paruch of Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship in Appleton, Wisconsin. I met Austin through a mutual friend with his own “Undiscovered […]

DM Nacional – South of the Border: January, 1952 Auto Sport Review Hi Gang… Thanks to Alden Jewell, we have another “gem” of an article on the sports and custom cars of the Mexican coachbuilding firm DM Nacional. This article appears in the January, 1952 issue of Auto Sport Review and features 4 of […]

New Release: Poster #3 – America’s Handcrafted Cars Hi Gang… And we’re off! Today, Dan Palatnik and I are releasing another poster of these cool, handbuilt sports cars that appeared across America in the early postwar years. This is the third in a series of posters that we will be continuing […]

The Coachbuilt Cars of Cliff Byfield – A Story of Australian Excellence Hi Gang… Today we’re sharing the first story by John Mellberg of Rare Component Cars. I introduced John to you last week in the following story: Click Here To Review John Mellberg Introduction to Our Undiscovered Classics Audience […]

The Lost 1937 Arrowhead Teardrop Car – Perhaps Not So Lost After All Hi Gang… Bob Cunningham and I were on the phone last night for over an hour. He had found a photo confirming that a car we thought was lost in 1937 resurfaced in a newer photo than ever seen before. Now those of you who know me may think that […]

Johnny Dark Wildfire #1 – Dan Palatnik Renderings Now Released Hi Gang… More and more we are using Dan Palatnik’s renderings to “light the way” for our restorations of handcrafted American sports cars. In addition, these renderings showcase each car in a beautiful presentation the way the […]

Joseph Aufenanger’s 1964 Centurion – Restoration Begins Hi Gang… I first heard from Joseph Aufenanger back in April of this year – and I was immediately jealous. He had found and purchased a Fiberfab Centurion body. These are one of my favorite bodies of the 1960s and several friends of mine have […]