1957 Devin SS Roadster

Bill Devin, the proprietor of Devin Motors in Los Angeles, was a leading designer in the kit-car business, making high-quality fiberglass body kits for production chassis. In 1957, he was approached by Irish engineer Malcolm MacGregor, who wanted a body kit to fit a steel-tube chassis he had built around a Chevy Corvette V8 engine. They agreed that the chassis would be built in Northern Ireland and then shipped to California to be bodied and trimmed. The resulting Devin SS was well-reviewed by the American automotive press. This car is one of 14 built, and has fully independent suspension (de Dion rear end) and four-wheel Girling disc brakes. Devin, unlike many others, made his own suspension system and differential housings. The current owner acquired the car from Bill Devin in 1986 in its original, unrestored condition. It has been repainted and reupholstered, but it is otherwise original.