A retired aeronautical engineer named Sterling 'Smoke' Gladwin, Jr., who had previously worked for Boeing and Lockheed envisioned a modern Sportster clothed with classic, pre-war-inspired coachwork. The body was formed from fiberglass and weighed just over 200 pounds. All but the first example rested on a modified Cadillac Eldorado frame with a wheelbase that measured 128 inches. The first car, Galdwin's personal car, rested on a 1940 LaSalle chassis and was equipped with a Flathead Cadillac engine. Its design was similar to the cars that followed, but each car had unique features. A total of seven boattail speedsters were built along with an unknown number of body shells. Production continued through 1968 when Maverick Motors went out of business.
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View info and historyAll but the first car was powered by a 331 cubic-inch overhead valve (OHV) Cadillac V8 engine.
by Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2021
Speedster
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by Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2021
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