Chevrolet wasn't the only automaker putting fiberglass bodies on American sports cars in the 1950s. The Kaiser Darrin, shown here, is the 25th of 435 produced, and not only had fiberglass bodywork, but unique sliding doors.
The car was designed by the famous Howard 'Dutch' Darrin, an electrical engineer who tried to create the first automatic transmission, which didn't work. He then started an airline, which quite literally crashed. Finally, he started designing cars, eventually established an important coach building business in Paris with fellow American Tom Hibbard. They returned to the United States before World War II, with Darrin establishing a design business. | |
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