Fred Roth's Classic Cars
Note the stock Willys Tail Lamps. This car was the first one built of the
first series, and was the car debuit in the 1953 Motorama put on by Peterson
Publication. No other 1952 Cars have surfaced to date.
The Woodill Wildfire was to have been Willys Sports car. It is considered
the first production fiberglass sports car. This was mainly because it got
such wide coverage in the press at the time initiated by producer Woody
Woodill. The body was manufactured by Bill Tritt (Glasspar Boat Builder) and
the frame & running gear was all Willys. There were 2-3 1952 factory cars
produced in Downey Calif and seven restyled cars produced in 1953. When
Willys merged with Kaiser Fraiser Woody started selling them as kits, or cars
in various stages of completion according to the buyers preference.
Here is the Woodill at Pebble Beach with its top affixed.
Restoration was done by father and son.
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